Across the Corn Belt, temperatures remain below stressful thresholds (below 95°F) for reproductive to filling summer crops, except in the southern and western fringes of the region.  Nevertheless, patchy drought is resulting in local impacts on corn and soybeans.  More than a week ago, on July 24, more than one-sixth of the corn was rated in very poor to poor condition in Missouri (23%), Indiana (18%), and Nebraska (18%).  Early Monday, scattered thundershowers sweeping across the eastern Corn Belt stretch from Michigan to Illinois.

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