There are drought conditions impacting 25 per cent of United States, mainly in Texas and the southwest, but growing conditions have been nearly ideal in Iowa and neighbouring parts of the Central U.S. corn belt.
The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on June 24, 2025, that 25.83 per cent of the U.S. and Puerto Rico were experiencing some degree of drought.
The percentage of crop acres experiencing some level of drought included 16 per cent of corn acres, 12 per cent of soybean acres and three per cent of cotton acres.
Crops experiencing higher levels of drought conditions included 39 per cent of the durum wheat acres, 29 per cent of barley, 25 per cent of spring wheat, and 20 per cent of winter wheat acres.
But in Iowa crops are off to a strong start this growing season, according to this week’s United States Department of Agriculture”s Crop Progress Report.
USDA rated 85 per cent of the corn crop and 77 per cent of the state’s soybean crop as good to excellent.
