As of June 24, the Drought Monitor showed 49% of the U.S. was covered by abnormal dryness/drought, up three percentage points from the previous week. USDA estimated D1-D4 drought conditions covered 16% of corn area (down one point), 12% of soybeans (down one point), 25% of spring wheat (up three points) and 6% of cotton production areas (unchanged).
Across major corn, soybean, spring wheat and cotton states, dryness/drought covered 55% of Iowa (no D3 or D4), 38% of Illinois (no D3 or D4), 23% of Indiana (no D3 or D4), 53% of Minnesota (no D3 or D4), 100% of Nebraska (no D3 or D4), 70% of South Dakota (no D3 or D4), 38% of North Dakota (no D3 or D4), 33% of Kansas (no D3 or D4), 60% of Colorado (5% D3, no D4), 76% of Montana (1% D3, no D4), 38% of Texas (15% D3 or D4), 24% of Wisconsin (no D3 or D4) and 28% of Michigan (no D3 or D4). No measurable dryness/drought was reported for Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee or Arkansas.
