Crops mostly in good condition across Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The latest USDA Crop Progress and Condition Report showed that Corn and Soybeans across Illinois were in mostly good condition. Corn silking was slightly below the five year average, at 60 percent, while the soybean crop was blooming about 20 percent behind last years soybeans. Around 65 percent of the Corn and Soybeans growing across the state were rated at good or excellent condition.