Corn Outlook Not Looking Good

The USDA has come out with its weekly crop report for the state of Illinois.    The drought continues to hamper efforts for farmers across the state, with again below average rainfall for the past week, with extremely hot temperatures adding insult to injury.    Corn conditions were rated 38 percent very poor, 33 percent poor, 24 percent fair, and 5 percent good.

Meanwhile Soybean conditions were rated 27 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 35 percent fair, and 9 percent good.