I am watching the US Drought Monitor Index, which is likely to show a slight improvement on Thursday. Most of the Corn Belt needs to get another 13 to 15 inches of rain by the end of August to create a trendline or better yield this year. Right now, over 80% of the Corn Belt would have that potential. I will update my projections on the moisture index each week going forward.
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