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USDA Weather update: Mostly dry and hot; crops thriving with soil moisture reserves
2014-08-01 05:24:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: USDA Mostly dry weather prevailed in the Midwest, except for locally heavy showers in North Dakota, northern Minnesota, and the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys. Despite a July drying trend, most Midwestern corn and soybeans continued to thrive due to near- to below-normal temperatures and abundant soil moisture reserves. read more
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