Drought conditions in North American crops remain at high levels, according to data from… Drought Monitor, collected by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) until this Tuesday (14). A soy It was one of the crops that showed a slight weekly improvement, with 29% of crops in drought-stricken areas, a decrease of 2 percentage points compared to the previous week (31%). On the other hand, compared to the same period in 2025, when 23% were experiencing drought, the current index is 6 percentage points higher, indicating a deterioration in the annual comparison. In the case of corn, 26% of the areas are experiencing drought conditions.…a decrease of 3 percentage points compared to the previous week (29%). However, with the improvement, the planted areas only exceed by 4 percentage points the amount recorded in the same period last year (30%). The climatic conditions of the crops of spring wheat They remained stable over a week, with 18% of the area is under drought, down from 43% last year – a drop of 25 percentage points. winter wheat presented also remained stable, with 68% of areas under droughtThe index remains well above that recorded in the same period of 2025 (34%). cotton also recorded a further worsening, with 97% of crops in drought-affected regions, a 2 percentage point increase in the week and a strong rise compared to 22% last year.
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