CROP CONDITIONS DECLINED OVER THE PAST WEEK.
THE WEATHER WAS COOLER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL. STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER LOOKS AT SOYBEANS.
SCHLEUSENER LOOKS AT CORN:
63 PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT AND 22 PERCENT OF PASTURE ACRES ARE RATED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION.
RAINFALL WAS MORE THAN AN INCH BELOW NORMAL LAST WEEK, DROPPING AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE TO 31 PERCENT VERY SHORT, 42 PERCENT SHORT AND 27 PERCENT ADEQUATE.
