The following shows the percent of US agricultural production within an area that experienced drought for the week ending May 14, according to the USDA’s weekly drought report.
- Corn area experiencing moderate to intense drought fell to 12% vs 14% in the previous week
- Has dropped 12 percentage points since early April
- Soybean area in drought declined by 2 percentage points to 9%
- Winter wheat fell by 3 points to 25% in drought