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Favorable weather pattern across much of the Midwest

   Across the Corn Belt, very warm, mostly dry weather is ideal for summer crop development in areas with adequate moisture. However, topsoil moisture was rated more than one-half very short to short on July 8 in Missouri (69%) and Michigan (59%), leading to an increase in stress on reproductive corn and soybeans. Nationally, 47% of the soybeans were blooming and 37% of the corn was silking on July 8.

On the Plains, early-Tuesday thunderstorms are sweeping across parts of the Dakotas. Hot weather across the northern half of the Plains is promoting a rapid crop development pace, while clouds linger in Texas and environs. Despite some recent topsoil moisture improvements in Texas, more than one-third of the sorghum (34%); rangeland and pastures (41%); and cotton (42%) were rated in very poor to poor condition on July 8.

In the South, Tropical Storm Chris remains nearly stationary and well offshore—about 200 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as of early Tuesday morning. Warm, humid weather across the South generally favors crop development, but soil moisture shortages exist in a few areas. On July 8, topsoil moisture was rated 60% very short to short in Arkansas and 47% very short to short in North Carolina.

In the West, monsoon-related showers are affecting portions of southern California and the Desert Southwest. Farther north, however, numerous wildfires remain active from northern California to the central Rockies.

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