The September 9th drought monitor shows 60% of the U.S. is experiencing abnormal dryness or drought, up 3% from the previous week, with 35.9% in D1 level drought or higher, up 1%. U.S. corn acres in drought conditions D1-D4 are estimated at 13% (up 4%), soybean acres at 22% (up 6%), and spring wheat at 13% (no change). For livestock, 18% of the U.S. cattle inventory is estimated to be in regions experiencing drought, unchanged from last week.
Notable changes in major row crop states from last week include a 20% increase in D1-D4 in Illinois, an 18% increase in D1-D4 in Ohio, a 10% increase in D2-D4 in Tennessee, and an 11% decrease in D1-D4 in Kentucky.
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Drought in Select Row Crop States | ||||||
| State | None | D0-D4 | D1-D4 | D2-D4 | D3-D4 | D4 |
| Arkansas | 8.35 | 91.65 | 48.7 | 14.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 39.73 | 60.27 | 49.49 | 40.89 | 24.26 | 0 |
| Illinois | 34.64 | 65.36 | 34.42 | 4.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 23.73 | 76.27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 92.23 | 7.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 79.79 | 20.21 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 15.42 | 84.58 | 46.75 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 68.29 | 31.71 | 6.43 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 81.12 | 18.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 47.39 | 52.61 | 36.06 | 22.93 | 8.55 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 52.59 | 47.41 | 17.71 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 98.18 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 3.19 | 96.81 | 47.84 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 73.15 | 26.85 | 7.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 42.33 | 57.67 | 44.85 | 14.99 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 54.13 | 45.87 | 18.98 | 10.18 | 3.38 | 0.29 |
| Wisconsin | 96.3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |