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Illinois corn planting about a third finished

Illinois had significant corn planting progress last week. As of Sunday, corn planting was 34-percent complete, according to the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS).

Kim Curry, who farms in west-Central Illinois’ Pike County, tells Brownfield he and his neighbors have corn in the ground and are moving to soybeans.

“I would say nearly all the corn is planted,” Curry told Brownfield Ag News, from his sprayer, Monday.  “There’s a few people finishing up, but most of it’s in the ground and a lot of farmers have switched to [planting] beans.”

Illinois soybean planting is five percent done, according to the latest NASS data as of Sunday.  That’s close to what had been planted by this time last year, and it’s about average.

“Some of the bean planting started about mid-week and others are starting today,” said Curry.

Winter wheat condition in Illinois is mostly fair to good.

AUDIO: Kim Curry (3 min. MP3)