Drought conditions affecting U.S. soybean and corn crops eased slightly last week, but remain at elevated levels, according to data from… Drought Monitor, which were collected by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) until this Tuesday (19). According to the new update, 27% of soybean crops They are located in areas experiencing drought, compared to 28% the previous week and 16% during the same period last season. In the case of corn, 25% of the crops They are experiencing drought conditions, with a weekly drop of 1 percentage point – at the same time last season, 22% of the areas were under this circumstance. For spring wheat, the sampling of crops in areas experiencing drought rose from 20% to 21% in one week, still well below the 29% recorded in the same period of the previous year. winter wheat recorded a slight improvement of 1 percentage point, with 70% of the areas are experiencing drought.However, the index remains well above that recorded in the same period of 2025 (21%). As for… cotton remained stable, with 97% of crops in drought-affected regions, but with a strong increase compared to 8% last year.
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