Hot, dry weather pushed crop development but reduced soil moisture and crop condition ratings across Minnesota last week.

The latest report from USDA says just 36 percent of topsoil is rated adequate to surplus, and subsoil moisture ratings deteriorated to 57 percent short to very short.

The corn condition rating fell from nearly 70 percent good to excellent a week ago to under 60 percent as of Sunday.

Soybean emergence is a week and-a-half ahead of normal at 97 percent, but the condition of the crop declined from nine percentage points to 61 percent good to excellent.

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