Abnormally dry temperatures across the Midwest have raised concerns over a drop in corn production this year.
An unusually dry May in the Midwest has raised concerns over this year's corn crop in the Corn Belt, the region stretching from the panhandle of Texas up to North Dakota and east to Ohio which dominates the country's corn production.
On May 25, the National Integrated Drought Information System released an early warning report saying that about 27 percent of the Midwest was experiencing an abnormally dry period that could lead to a drought, while 9 percent is already experiencing a drought. According to the agency, the region has been much drier than normal in the past four to six weeks, and conditions are expected to worsen in the following weeks, possibly extending the areas affected by droughts. While this is not a new issue for the Midwest, it is early in the year for the region to experience such a dry period.
A farmer harvests soybeans in a field along the Mississippi River on October 17, 2022 near Wyatt, Missouri.The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasted the country's corn production to reach a record-high 15.3 billion bushels this year, but if dry temperatures carry on in the next few weeks, these could have a significant negative impact on the corn crops in the Midwest, as the region could face the worst drought in 30 years, since the 1983–1985 North American drought.
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service recently reported increasingly dry topsoil, poor pasture conditions in Missouri, and limited moisture for newly planted crops.
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