Corn belt heat wave breaks, but rains will miss driest areas

Reuters: Sizzling temperatures abated in the U.S. Midwest Corn Belt over the weekend, but rains this week were expected to miss the areas that need it most, an agricultural forecaster said Monday. High temperatures cooled into the 80s Fahrenheit over the weekend, and were forecast to remain there this week, following record-setting readings last week that topped 100 degrees, scorching corn and soybeans. U.S. crop condition ratings for corn and soybeans fell last week, and grain traders expected the......

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