Drought Affects 87% of Corn as Dryness Eases, U.S. Says
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Drought affected 87 percent of U.S. corn, 85 percent of soybeans, 63 percent of hay and 72 percent of cattle through last week, according to the National Climatic Data Center.
The drought in the lower 48 states eased last week to 61.8 percent from 62.5 percent, with improvement in all categories of dryness except for the worst, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported.