Source: FARM POLICY NEWS, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, 8/24/21


Wall Street Journal writer Kirk Maltais reported on Tuesday that, “Drought is blistering key U.S. cash crops, further elevating prices for staples including corn and wheat. “The punishing dynamics of a torrid summer were evident this month on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, an annual event in which farmers visit key growing areas across the grain belt to gather data on the coming harvest.”

The Journal article explained that, “Extreme heat is baking most of the U.S. North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska all contain areas of extreme drought, according to data from the U.S. Drought Monitor. North Dakota and Minnesota, in particular, are experiencing near-record lows in soil moisture, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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