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Wisconsin’s corn and soybeans are maturing ahead of schedule with the help of the country’s best crop conditions, but a dangerous fungal disease could threaten some soybean fields.

The state’s corn and soybeans crops are rated 40 percent excellent as of Sunday, which was 13 points higher than the states with the second-highest percentages for those crops, according to the latest report from National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Also, 88 percent of the state’s corn and 87 percent of the soybeans were rated excellent or good — and both of those categories lead the country.

As of Sunday, 51 percent of the corn had reached the stage when the interior of the kernels have thickened to a dough-like substance, which was two days ahead of last year’s pace and six days ahead of the five-year average, the report said. It also showed that seven percent of the kernels are past the dough stage and have become dented at the top and are drying, which was three days ahead of last year’s pace and four days ahead of the five-year average.

Soybeans are maturing at an even faster rate since 90 percent were setting pods, which is nine days ahead of last year’s pace and 12 days ahead of the five-year average, the report showed.