The USDA NASS weekly update released on Monday showed a deteriorating corn crop condition for Iowa with about 25% of the state's crop now rated either "poor" or "very poor". The featured chart presents the weekly values since 1986 for six states in the Midwestern US. Each year since 1986 is plotted with the big drought years of 1988 and 2012 highlighted for each state. The recent uptick in bad crop condition is thanks to the ongoing drought and damage from the August 10th Derecho. It is getting too late in the season for additional rain to help the corn crop, but it could perhaps help the soybean crop some. There is some hope for rain next week, but more hot daytime weather is in store until then.

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