date:Jul 18, 2012
ell above states further east, other Corn Belt states also saw sharp declines in good to excellent ratings for the week ended July 15 as well, including Minnesota, down 10 percentage points at 67 percent, Nebraska, down 4 points at 43 percent, and South Dakota, down 23 points at 33 percent.
The corn crop this year was planted early and pollination, which occurs best in relatively temperate weather, also occurred early but coincided with ongoing very dry and hot conditions in the Eastern Corn Be