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Beneficial winter precip is falling on the Central & Southern Plains

But chilly conditions are currently in effect for the Southern Plains & Midwest.

U.S. crops are escaping record-setting cold weather with little damage, while the arctic blast drove cattle prices to a record as animals struggle to gain weight.

Winter storms that dumped ice and snow in December have cattle ranchers and wheat farmers optimistic.

Snow expected to move into the Midwest.

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The drought areas of Iowa increased by eight percentage points from last week.

But a large drought footprint will remain in place across the western states.

Still reflects more than half of continuous U.S. covered by drought.

This is expected to prolong Midwest planting delays.

Forecast raises concerns about planting delays.

Armyworms, which can strip pastures and hayfields bare as they march across the landscape, are showing up Missouri, near Joplin and eastward to Hermann and Montgomery City, says Wayne Bailey, MU entomologist.

Chip Flory and Brian Grete discuss the market's price discovery process.

While drought improved in many areas, the Southern Plains saw slight expansion.

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Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for some drought improvement across areas of the Plains.

Texas moves backwards, with 12.88% of the state covered by exceptional drought.

Normal precip expected across most of the Corn Belt.

Forecast calls for below-normal precip for bulk of 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.

Cooler-than-usual conditions to linger into month's end.

Seasonal Drought Outlook a broken record for Southern Plains.

But a majority of the country is still covered by some form of drought.

Drought monitor notes that 34.96% of contiguous U.S. is drought-free -- little changed from last week.

Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.

But western Corn Belt not included in forecast for above-normal precip.

Temps expected to be 10 to 15 degrees below normal over the near-term.

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Even after storms dumped many inches of snow in February, water shortages and dirt-dry pastures across the Great Plains are shrinking herds.

Highlights of USDA's Weekly Export Sales Report.

Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.

Central and Southern Plains still covered by drought.

The second major snowstorm in a week for the southern Great Plains is delivering moisture to U.S. wheat crops.

Highlights of USDA's Weekly Export Sales Report.

USDA's Chief Economist highlights expectations for record corn and soybean production in 2013.

Chip Flory and Brian Grete discuss demand on AgDay.

Western Corn Belt still covered by drought.

Focus turns to mending drought across the western Corn Belt.

Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.

Frigid temps in the Northern Plains and upper Midwest remain in effect.

Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.

Highlights of USDA's Weekly Export Sales Report.

Slight improvement noted in the South.

Says weather resembles ENSO-neutral conditions.

Precip deficits also remain wide across northern Illinois and northern Indiana.

But more drought relief coming to the eastern Corn Belt.

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Highlights of USDA's Weekly Export Sales Report.