# Illinois Crop Update - May 30, 2025 - farmdoc

> Illinois extension reports from late May describe recent rains easing early drought in northern Illinois, with corn emerging to about V4 and soybeans still emerging. The crop looks healthy, though growth was slowed by the earlier dry conditions.

- Date: 2025-05-30 · published 2025-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13087-illinois-crop-update-may-30-2025-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Adequate moisture and healthy early stands reduce near-term yield risk in a key corn state, which is mildly bearish for corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-12 | [Illinois Crop Update - September 12, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13057-illinois-crop-update-september-12-2025-farmdoc.md) | +5.1% | +3.6% |
| 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 | 2020-06-30 | [Regional Crop Update: June 22- June 30, 2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52453-regional-crop-update-june-22-june-30-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +3.3% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-01 | [May 2025 ENSO update: eye of neutral](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24585-may-2025-enso-update-eye-of-neutral.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| 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 | 2025-09-12 | [Illinois Crop Update - September 12, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13057-illinois-crop-update-september-12-2025-farmdoc.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| 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 | 2020-06-30 | [Regional Crop Update: June 22- June 30, 2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52453-regional-crop-update-june-22-june-30-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +3.3% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/illinois-crop-update-may-30-2025.html

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