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Nearly half of Illinois corn in poor-very poor condition

The latest weekly update from the Illinois Ag Statistics Service says 42% of the state's soybeans are rated in poor-very poor condition. IFB President Philip Nelson spoke with RFD Radio's Al Jarand about the drought.

John Hawkins

Published: Jul 9, 2012

Last week's 100+ degree weather shriveled crop ratings this week, according to the Illinois Ag Statistics Service.

As of Sunday, 77% of the state's corn was silked -- well ahead of the 33% average for this date. Forty-eight percent of the corn was rated in poor-very poor condition, 33% fair, and only 19% rated good-excellent.

It's a similar picture for soybeans with 42% of the crop blooming -- well ahead of the 24% average. Forty-two percent of soybeans are rated in poor-very poor condition, 38% fair and 20% good-excellent.

With nearly half of the state's corn and soybeans rated in poor or worse condition, Illinois still looks better than many surrounding states. Here's the poor-very poor rankings for corn in neighboring states: Missouri: 60%, Indiana: 61%, and Kentucky: 72%.

However, the northwest Corn Belt appears to be the garden spot of the nation with 77% of the Minnesota corn crop rated in good-excellent condition, followed by North Dakota (74%), South Dakota (60%), and Iowa (46%).

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