Across the Corn Belt, sharply cooler air, along with rain, is arriving across the upper Midwest. Wet conditions continue to hamper upper Midwestern fieldwork; on September 23, topsoil moisture was rated 25% surplus in Iowa and 21% surplus in Minnesota. Meanwhile, scattered showers are also affecting the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region, maintaining a sluggish pace for early-season harvest efforts.
On the Plains, cool, breezy, showery weather is slowing a previously rapid pace of winter wheat planting across the northern half of the region.
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