To the drought conditions in the main agricultural regions of United States They showed few changes in the last week, according to… Drought Monitor, released by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) this Thursday (16). According to the most recent update, 18% of the cultivated areas with soy They are located in regions experiencing drought and falling rainfall. 1 percentage point compared to the previous week, when the index was 19%Still, the percentage remains well above… 7% registered during the same period last season. In the case of corn, crops in areas affected by drought remained in 19% of the total, the same percentage as the previous week. The index continues to be significantly higher than 9% observed during the same period of the last cycle. For the spring wheatThe situation worsened, with 24% from drought-stricken areas, advance of 5 percentage points compared to the previous week. Despite the weekly increase, the percentage remains below 36% registered a year ago. As for winter wheatThe share of crops located in drought-prone regions increased by 47% to 48%, remaining well above the 30% observed during the same period of the previous harvest. As for cotton showed significant improvement, with 46% of crops in drought areas, reduction of 9 percentage points compared to the previous week, when the index was 55%Despite the decrease, the situation remains much more severe than it was a year ago, when only… 3% The areas were experiencing drought.
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