Across the Corn Belt, mostly sunny, dry weather favors summer crop maturation and early-season harvest efforts. On September 13, the U.S. corn crop was 41% mature, while 37% of the soybeans were dropping leaves. On the same date, Missouri led the Midwest with 6% of its corn acreage harvested, followed by Nebraska with 4%.
On the Plains, dry weather is promoting fieldwork and summer crop maturation. Very warm weather has returned across the northern Plains, where small grain harvesting is nearly complete and winter wheat planting is underway.
