date:May 22, 2012
the lack of rain in some key growing areas of the U.S., early crop development is at stake, Mr. Zuzolo said. It will be difficult to attain USDA's production forecast if U.S. crops don't have perfect weather, he added.
The Telvent DTN ag weather forecast calls for a trend toward drier weather over southern and eastern areas of the U.S. soybean crop belt. The pattern bears watching as it will deplete soil moisture and increase crop stress. Soil moisture levels already have become quite short in