date:Jul 25, 2012
The focus has been warranted since corn is the largest US crop; corn is used in a wide variety of food, feed, and industrial products; and corn yields are most susceptible to drought conditions, writes Darrel Good.
As the growing season progresses and adverse weather conditions persist over large areas, more attention is being focused on the U.S. soybean crop. The importance of the size of the U.S. crop is magnified by the small South American harvest earlier this year. The USDA estimates that