The September 2nd drought monitor shows 57% of the U.S. is experiencing abnormal dryness or drought, up 6% from the previous week, with 34.7% in D1 level drought or higher, up 1%. U.S. corn acres in drought conditions D1-D4 are estimated at 9% (up 4%), soybean acres at 16% (up 5%), and spring wheat at 13% (no change).
Notable changes in major row crop states from last week include a 33% increase in D0-D4 in Illinois, a 7% increase in D1-D4 in Indiana, and a 28% increase in D1-D4 in Ohio.
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Drought in Select Row Crop States | ||||||
| State | None | D0-D4 | D1-D4 | D2-D4 | D3-D4 | D4 |
| Arkansas | 5.83 | 94.17 | 47.04 | 6.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 39.73 | 60.27 | 50.71 | 40.42 | 25.02 | 0 |
| Illinois | 36.18 | 63.82 | 13.54 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 23.81 | 76.19 | 7.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 95.88 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 79.9 | 20.1 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 4.84 | 95.16 | 57.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 68.28 | 31.72 | 6.43 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 86.52 | 13.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 48.53 | 51.47 | 36.06 | 22.33 | 8.24 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 52.59 | 47.41 | 17.71 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 98.18 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 16.61 | 83.39 | 29.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 73.15 | 26.85 | 7.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 35.68 | 64.32 | 54.76 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 61.88 | 38.12 | 20.3 | 11.19 | 4.05 | 0.29 |
| Wisconsin | 96.3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |