USDA: Illinois Corn Harvest Lagging

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Illinois' corn harvest continues creeping along, though recently favorable weather enabled growers to spend more time bringing in the crop. The USDA said Monday in its weekly crop progress update that just 14 percent of the state's corn crop has been harvested, 2 percentage points higher than a year ago but down from 20 percentage points over the previous half decade.

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