# Illinois Crop Update - September 12, 2025 - farmdoc

> The University of Illinois crop update for September 12 reports moderately dry soils across northern and central Illinois, with harvest beginning early in Logan County as warm weather speeds drydown. Field surveys show disease pressure mainly in corn and expected higher yields where rainfall was intermittent or soils held more water.

- Date: 2025-09-12 · published 2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13057-illinois-crop-update-september-12-2025-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Early harvest and drought-related stress point to a mixed Illinois crop, with disease losses in corn tempering yields. Harvest progress is a routine signal that adds modest pressure to near-term cash prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-30 | [Illinois Crop Update - May 30, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13087-illinois-crop-update-may-30-2025-farmdoc.md) | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-11-01 | [November 2021 – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13409-november-2021-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | +1.6% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-11-28 | [Global Seasonal Climate Update for July-August-September 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33096-global-seasonal-climate-update-for-july-august-september-2024.md) | +2.2% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2018-01-01 | [The 2018 Illinois Corn Crop at Mid-Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66845-the-2018-illinois-corn-crop-at-mid-season.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2025-05-30 | [Illinois Crop Update - May 30, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13087-illinois-crop-update-may-30-2025-farmdoc.md) | -0.0% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2023-11-28 | [Global Seasonal Climate Update for July-August-September 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33096-global-seasonal-climate-update-for-july-august-september-2024.md) | -1.8% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/illinois-crop-update-september-12-2025.html

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