Drought conditions are declining in corn and soybean crop areas. “Less than a quarter of corn and soybean production areas are currently in drought, 24 percent of corn crop and 22 percent of soybean,” said Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist. “Both of those crops have been on a steady downward trend since about early summer of 2023. We actually saw corn in drought coverage as high as 70 percent in late June of 2023 and at the same time 63 percent of soybean production area was in drought.”
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