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Rain, cool weather hamper corn harvest in Illinois

Rain and very cool temperatures this past week hampered corn harvest in Illinois. Statewide, precipitation averaged 2.30 inches.  About 37 percent of the state’s corn is mature.  That’s 20 percentage points more than last week. Corn harvest is 2 percent complete, a point ahead of last year but 11 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Corn is rated 82 percent good to excellent. About 20 percent of the soybeans are dropping leaves, up 13 percentage points from last week. The soybean crop is 76 percent good to excellent. Sorghum maturity is 36 percent. Pastures are  70 percent good to excellent and topsoil moisture is 93 percent adequate to surplus.

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