date:Apr 24, 2013
at area. But forecasters also predicted warmer, drier conditions next week, which may allow planting progress in the Corn Belt.
Last week the U.S. Drought Monitor showed the area of exceptional drought in the northern parts of the hard red winter wheat region (especially North Dakota and Nebraska) had declined considerably, and that moderate or worse drought conditions had receded to less than 50% of the contiguous United States for the first time since June 19, 2012.