Worsening drought conditions in parts of US stressing crops
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July 28, 2017
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drought conditions worsened in several states over the past week from extreme heat and weeks with little rain, raising the prospect that grocery staples such as bread and beans could cost more as the region that produces those commodities is hardest hit.
Drought conditions have begun to stress corn, soybeans, wheat and livestock in some areas, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Nearly 11 percent of the continental United States is in moderate drought or worse, said Richard Heim, a meteorologist with the...
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