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Drier weather settles into the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather and near- to below-normal temperatures favor a gradual push toward maturity for late-developing corn and soybeans. By September 14, corn reaching maturity ranged from 15 to 25 percentage points behind the respective 5-year averages in Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas.
On the Plains, isolated showers are mostly confined to central and coastal Texas. Meanwhile, the return of warm weather to the northern and central High Plains favors fieldwork, including spring wheat harvesting and winter wheat planting. On September 14, Nebraska led the Plains with 26% of its winter wheat planted.
In the South, heavy showers are lurking near the Gulf Coast. Farther inland, isolated showers are causing only minor fieldwork disruptions.
In the West, showers associated with Tropical Storm Odile are spreading into Arizona and New Mexico. Currently, Odile is centered inland over Baja California, moving north-northwestward. Elsewhere, a late-season heat wave is promoting crop maturation and fieldwork, including Northwestern winter wheat planting. However, there is also an elevated risk of wildfire activity in parts of California, Nevada, and Oregon.
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