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Majority of Illinois corn and soybeans have emerged

Corn and soybeans across Illinois are emerging in a timely fashion putting this year’s crops ahead of the five-year average.

The USDA reports as of Sunday 86% of corn had emerged compared to 72% on average and 74% of soybeans had sprouted compared to the average 46%.

Corn planting has reached 95% complete with a crop rating of 80% good to excellent, up 9 percentage points on the week. Soybean planting is 89% finished and receiving a 67% good to excellent rating for the first soybean condition rating of the year.

Winter wheat is also progressing well with 95% of the crop headed and a rating of 87% good to excellent up three points from the week before. That is also the highest wheat rating for this week over the past 10 years.

Just over 70% of the first cutting of alfalfa hay is also complete.