The USDA released their weekly crop progress report earlier today and it painted a worsening crop condition in the state. The featured chart presents yearly time series of corn crop condition rated in either poor or very poor condition. Each of the previous years since 1986 is plotted with this year and 2012 highlighted. Of course, 2012 was a major drought year for much of the corn belt and the worry is that we will have a major drought again this year. While the forecast this week continues the mostly dry and hot weather, there is some hope in the forecast for next week with cooler temperatures and more chances of precipitation.

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