The weekly update for USDA NASS was released on Monday afternoon and showed a deteriorating crop and soil moisture condition in the state. Both were not surprises given the hot and mostly dry weather we have been seeing over the past week. The featured map presents the USDA NASS percentage of "topsoil" (top 6 inches) estimated to be in the short to very short category by state along with the percentage point change versus last week's estimate. Iowa (and Vermont) lead the way with the largest percentage point changes for this metric. The weekly update to the US Drought Monitor, to be released on Thursday, will likely not show further deterioration as well. Significant rainfall chances are in the forecast, but we have to get through another couple of very hot days first. Rain can not come soon enough at this point!

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