A full week suitable for field work allowed for substantial harvest progress in Illinois last week.
The USDA reports as of Sunday 65% of corn is harvested, up from 47% the week begore and just shy of the 69% five-year average for this point in the season.
Soybean harvest is 78% complete, a jump from 55% the week before and four percentage points ahead of average.
Winter wheat planting surpassed the halfway mark at 67% complete, up from just 39% the week before.
