Dry weather returns to crop region after rains prove too little too late

Dry weather will return to the drought-stricken US mid-west crop region, with corn and soybeans ending their growing season on a negative note after this week’s rains proved to be too little too late, an agricultural meteorologist warned yesterday.

“There were some decent rains in central Illinois and west central Indiana yesterday, but it’s too late for corn and too late for most of the bean crop,” said Don Keeney, meteorologist for MDA EarthSat Weather.

The worst drought in more than 50 years through the heart of the summer growing season hurt the corn and soybean crops, slashing production and driving prices to record highs.