# The 2018 Illinois Corn Crop at Mid-Season

> A farmdoc daily analysis by Emerson Nafziger reports that as of July 8, 76% of the Illinois corn crop was silking. The crop was rated 81% good to excellent, down from 85% a week earlier. More than 85% of the state had adequate or surplus soil moisture.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Illinois, US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66845-the-2018-illinois-corn-crop-at-mid-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Good crop ratings support expectations of high yields, which tends to weigh on corn prices unless hot, dry weather develops.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-09-13 | [Crop issues as the 2024 season winds down - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13150-crop-issues-as-the-2024-season-winds-down-farmdoc.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-01-23 | [Lessons learned from the 2018 growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60953-lessons-learned-from-the-2018-growing-season.md) | +0.7% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.282921

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