date:Jul 11, 2012
acres of soybeans in 2012. The U.S.D.A. reported 48% of the states crop was in good-to-excellent condition on July 8, down from 59% a week earlier. Illinois, which was forecast to harvest 8,570,000 acres of soybeans this year, had 20% of its crop rated good to excellent, down from 28% in the week ended July 1.
Michigan, with a 2012 harvest forecast at 6,920,000 acres, saw its corn crop condition hold steady at 34% good to excellent.