Drought conditions in key agricultural regions of the United States improved for soybean, corn, and wheat crops last week, according to data from the report. Drought Monitor, released by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) this Thursday (11). According to the most recent update, 25% of the areas cultivated with soybeans are located in regions experiencing moderate or more intense drought.…a decrease of 3 percentage points compared to the previous week. However, the index is still 12 percentage points higher than the figure recorded in the same period last year, when it was 13%. In the case of… corn, 24% of crops are located in areas affected by drought., a drop of 3 percentage points compared to the 27% observed last week. Despite the reduction, the current percentage is 6 points higher in the annual comparison (18%). For the spring wheatThere was a slight decrease of 1 percentage point compared to the previous week, with 22% of areas under droughtStill, the rate is higher than the 20% recorded a year ago. Winter wheat also showed improvement.The percentage of crops located in drought-affected regions has decreased from 67% to 63% in one weekDespite the recent relief, the indicator remains well above the 15% observed in the same period of the last harvest. Among summer crops, the cotton It recorded a considerable weekly improvement. The share of crops in drought-affected areas fell from 87% to 79% A reduction of 8 percentage points. However, the scenario remains quite worrying, since only 6% of the areas were experiencing drought at the same time in 2025.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.