Illinois farmers are seeing crop conditions lower as the state's current drought continues.
Precipitation last week averaged 2.01 inches, 1.03 inches above normal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Illinois Crop Progress and Condition Report issued Monday. However, Topsoil moisture supply was rated 19 percent very short and 13 percent short throughout the state, while subsoil moisture was rated as 24 percent very short and 43 percent short.
Corn silking had reached 5 percent in Illinois as of Monday, compared to the five-year average of 13 percent. The crop's condition was rated 7 percent very poor and 17 percent poor, with 40 percent as fair, 32 percent as good and just 4 percent as excellent.
Soybeans blooming had reached 25 percent as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 18 percent. Soybeans setting pods was at 1 percent, matching the five-year average.
Source: thetelegraph.com
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