The corn crop in the U.S. Midwest deteriorated the most in eight years with hot weather adding to woes from drought and the Aug. 10 derecho that swept through the top-growing state of Iowa.
Crop ratings of "good" or "excellent" fell by 5 percentage points to 64%, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. Ratings fell in 16 of the 18 states monitored by the agency.
While experts were still assessing damage from the windstorm that flattened corn fields in central and east-central Iowa, arid weather was taking a toll elsewhere. That could mean American farmers won't harvest the record-large corn crop the USDA predicted on Aug. 12.
"Drought conditions continue to expand across the region as widespread rains have not yet materialized," Justin Glisan, Iowa state climatologist, said in a report.
Next week, the region should get some relief. Temperatures are likely to fall and the region will get some much-needed rain, according to Don Keeney, a meteorologist with commercial forecaster Maxar.
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