Corn, soybean planting progressing FacebookTwitterEmail SPRINGFIELD — About a quarter of the 2021 Illinois corn crop is now in the ground, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Illinois Crop Progress and Condition Report. As of Sunday, 23% of the corn crop had been planted in Illinois. That compares to the five-year average of 28 percent. Corn emerged reached 2 percent, compared to the five-year average of 3 percent. Soybeans planted reached 18 percent as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 6 percent. The USDA also reported winter wheat headed in Illinois was 19 percent as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 11 percent. The winter wheat condition was rated 2 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 58 percent good and 13 percent excellent.