Drought conditions in U.S. soybean and corn crops stabilized last week, but remain at high levels, according to data from… Drought Monitor, which were collected by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) until this Tuesday (26). According to the new update, 27% of soybean crops They are located in areas experiencing drought, with stability compared to the previous week – but the affected area is 10% larger than the same period last season. In the case of corn, 25% of the crops The cereal crops continue to be affected by drought – at the same time last season, 23% of the areas were under this condition. However, for the spring wheatSampling of crops in drought-affected areas increased from 21% to 23% in one week, but is 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 69% of areas under droughtHowever, the index remains well above that recorded in the same period of 2025 (16%). As for… cotton It also recorded a 3 percentage point easing of the drought, with 94% of crops in drought-affected regions, but with a strong increase compared to 7% last year.
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