Illinois crop conditions fall due to lack of moisture

Corn and soybean condition ratings are beginning to drop in Illinois.

The USDA reports as of Sunday the corn crop is rated 50% good to excellent, down 19 percentage points on the week and soybeans are rated 51% down 12 points, as a majority of the state battles drier than average conditions.

Rob Schaffer of El Paso tells Brownfield most of his corn and soybean acres in McLean and Woodford counties haven’t seen more than half an inch of rain since they were planted.

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