Crop Conditions in Illinois Behind Neighboring States

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Published on June 16 2020 8:47 am
Last Updated on June 16 2020 8:47 am
Written by Matt Robinson

Monday’s Crop Progress Report rated 10 percent of the state’s corn in the poor or very poor categories. That equates to more than 1 million acres. The volume of acreage that required replanting impacted Illinois’ most recent crop condition ratings from USDA.

Some of Illinois’ neighbors are in similar situations. In Indiana, for example, eight percent of the crop is rated poor to very poor. In Missouri, it’s seven percent. Other states are faring better, however, such as Iowa at two percent, Wisconsin and Kentucky at three percent.

At the other end of the scale, 63 percent of Illinois’ corn is considered good or excellent, compared with 66 percent in Indiana, 63 percent in Missouri, 83 percent in Iowa, 82 percent in Wisconsin and 83 percent in Kentucky.

USDA pegged eight percent of Illinois soybeans as poor to very poor and 64 percent as good or excellent.

Other findings from USDA’s weekly report include:

96 percent of the corn crop has emerged, well ahead of last year’s pace of 67 percent.

84 percent of soybeans have emerged, compared with 43 percent last year.

Three percent of the state’s winter wheat crop has been harvested.

23 percent of topsoil moisture is considered short, with 74 percent rated adequate.