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SPRINGFIELD — About a quarter of the 2021 Illinois corn crop is now in the ground, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Illinois Crop Progress and Condition Report.
As of Sunday, 23% of the corn crop had been planted in Illinois. That compares to the five-year average of 28 percent.
Corn emerged reached 2 percent, compared to the five-year average of 3 percent.
Soybeans planted reached 18 percent as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 6 percent.
The USDA also reported winter wheat headed in Illinois was 19 percent as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 11 percent. The winter wheat condition was rated 2 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 58 percent good and 13 percent excellent.
April 27, 2021 at 04:49AM
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