date:Jul 25, 2012
Row crops have been under assault by a severe drought that is considered the worst in more than 50 years. Damage to the corn crop is viewed as probably irreversible while the soybean crop is still at a stage where rainfall may improve crop conditions.
In the 18 major corn growing states, a total of 26% of the corn crop was rated good to excellent, down from 31% the previous week, the U.S.D.A. said. The proportion of the crop that was very poor to poor surged to 45% as of July 22, up from 38% in