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Forecast raises concerns about planting delays.
While drought improved in many areas, the Southern Plains saw slight expansion.
Texas moves backwards, with 12.88% of the state covered by exceptional drought.
Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for some drought improvement across areas of the Plains.
Forecast calls for below-normal precip for bulk of Corn Belt.
Normal precip expected across most of the Corn Belt.
Drought Monitor reflects 60.21% of the nation still covered by some form of drought.
Drier conditions expected in the western Corn Belt, while wet condition to continue in the eastern Belt.
But a majority of the country is still covered by some form of drought.
Seasonal Drought Outlook a broken record for Southern Plains.
Cooler-than-usual conditions to linger into month’s end.
Drought monitor notes that 34.96% of contiguous U.S. is drought-free -- little changed from last week.
Temps expected to be 10 to 15 degrees below normal over the near-term.
But western Corn Belt not included in forecast for above-normal precip.
Central and Southern Plains still covered by drought.
Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.
USDA’s Chief Economist highlights expectations for record corn and soybean production in 2013.
Highlights of USDA’s Weekly Export Sales Report.
Focus turns to mending drought across the western Corn Belt.
Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.
Highlights of USDA’s Weekly Export Sales Report.
Precip deficits also remain wide across northern Illinois and northern Indiana.
Slight improvement noted in the South.
But more drought relief coming to the eastern Corn Belt.
Highlights of USDA’s Weekly Export Sales Report.
Some improvement to the lower Midwest.
Above-normal temps expected across the bulk of the country on average the remainder of the year.