Across the Corn Belt, dry weather prevails, aside from a few upper Midwestern showers. The spell of mostly dry weather favors winter wheat maturation and final summer crop planting efforts. By June 9, only 5% of the intended U.S. corn acreage had not been planted, along with 13% of the soybeans.
On the Plains, lingering thundershowers are confined to parts of Oklahoma and Texas. Across the remainder of the nation’s mid-section, mild, dry weather is promoting crop development and fieldwork, including winter wheat maturation and harvesting.
