Released September 6, 2022	Illinois
Crop Progress and Condition	

There were 5.5 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 4, 2022. Statewide, the average temperature was 72.6 degrees, 0.9 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.36 inches, 0.57 inches above normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 9 percent very short, 21 percent short, 66 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supply was rated 10 percent very short, 21 percent short, 67 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Corn dough reached 88 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 95 percent. Corn dented reached 64 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 74 percent. Corn mature reached 11 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 21 percent. Corn condition was rated 4 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 20 percent excellent. Soybeans setting pods reached 89 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 96 percent. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 4 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 7 percent. Soybean condition was rated 5 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 50 percent good, 17 percent excellent. 

Days Suitable for Fieldwork and Soil Moisture Supply: Week Ending September 4, 2022	
State	Days Suitable
for Fieldwork	Topsoil Moisture Supply	Subsoil Moisture Supply	
		Very
Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	Very
Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
		(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Illinois 		5.5	9	21	66	4	10	21	67	2	

Crop Progress – Illinois	
Item	Week ending	2017-2021
Average	
	September 4,
2022	August 28,
2022	September 4,
2021		
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Corn dough 	
Corn dented 	
Corn mature 	
Soybeans setting pods 	
Soybeans dropping leaves 	
Alfalfa hay 3rd cutting 		88
64
11
89
4
75	85
46
3
86
(NA)
66	95
80
26
96
8
96	95
74
21
96
7
90	
	(NA)	Not available.	

Corn Condition – Illinois	
Date	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
September 4, 2022 	
August 28, 2022 	
September 4, 2021 		4
3
2	4
4
5	21
24
26	51
49
43	20
20
24	

Soybeans Condition – Illinois	
Date	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
September 4, 2022 	
August 28, 2022 	
September 4, 2021 		5
3
3	5
4
6	23
27
26	50
48
45	17
18
20	

Pasture Condition – Illinois	
Date	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
September 4, 2022 	
August 28, 2022 	
September 4, 2021 		8
5
6	11
14
11	35
41
36	40
36
34	6
4
13	

Weather Information: Week Ending September 4, 2022	
District
and State	Temperature	Precipitation	
	Average	Departure
from Normal	Total	Departure
from Normal	
	(degrees - F)	(degrees - F)	(inches)	(inches)	
Northwest 	
Northeast 	
West 	
Central 	
East 	
West Southwest 	
East Southeast 	
Southwest 	
Southeast 	

Illinois 		71.1
72.1
72.8
73.0
72.7
72.4
72.9
73.0
74.0

72.6	1.8
2.6
1.0
1.9
2.1
-0.3
0.2
-1.0
-0.3

0.9	1.21
0.96
0.60
0.74
1.77
1.61
1.88
1.60
1.90

1.36	0.43
0.22
-0.26
-0.05
1.02
0.88
1.04
0.78
1.01

0.57	
		Weather data provided by the Midwestern Regional Climate Center: http:/mrcc.isws.illinois.edu	

Soil Moisture Deviation from Historical Average – September 3

https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/Crop-CASMA/
(historical average includes 2015-2020)

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