# Illinois Planting Progress Report for Week Ending May 26 - Morning Ag Clips

> Illinois corn planting reached 80% and soybean planting 72% for the week ending May 26, both ahead of the five-year average. Corn condition was rated 72% good to excellent, and topsoil moisture was 67% adequate with 32% surplus.

- Date: 2024-05-29 · published 2024-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13185-illinois-planting-progress-report-for-week-ending-may-26-morning-ag-clips
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Fast planting and good early crop ratings reduce near-term supply risk, a modestly bearish factor for corn and soybean futures.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-16 | [Corn fundamentals showing weakness - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59592-corn-fundamentals-showing-weakness-morning-ag-clips.md) | -1.8% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-01-27 | [Illinois ranks as No. 1 soy, No. 2 corn producing state for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13219-illinois-ranks-as-no-1-soy-no-2-corn-producing-state-for-2023.md) | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-30 | [Report Reaction \| USDA shows 2025/26 corn ending stocks above 2-billion bushel mark - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17407-report-reaction-usda-shows-2025-26-corn-ending-stocks-above-2-billion-bushel.md) | -2.9% | -9.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-12 | [U.S. corn ending stocks top forecasts in WASDE report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46002-u-s-corn-ending-stocks-top-forecasts-in-wasde-report.md) | -6.7% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2020-05-12 | [WASDE report shows new crop ending stocks shrinking, corn stocks rising - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53058-wasde-report-shows-new-crop-ending-stocks-shrinking-corn-stocks-rising-agweek-1.md) | +0.6% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2019-07-31 | [Prospects for soybean demand - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58126-prospects-for-soybean-demand-morning-ag-clips.md) | -3.5% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2024-01-27 | [Illinois ranks as No. 1 soy, No. 2 corn producing state for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13219-illinois-ranks-as-no-1-soy-no-2-corn-producing-state-for-2023.md) | -1.7% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2022-03-31 | [PF Report Reaction: Corn, soybean planting intentions shock markets - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42295-pf-report-reaction-corn-soybean-planting-intentions-shock-markets-pro-farmer.md) | -2.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- qa.morningagclips.com: https://qa.morningagclips.com/illinois-planting-progress-report-for-week-ending-may-26/

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