• Crops in eastern Colorado, northwestern Kansas, and western Nebraska progressing behind the average. Crops in these areas are under stress fromdry, hot conditions
    • Eastern cornbelt crops developing close to or ahead of the average
    • Crops in the Texas Panhandle progressing behind the average. This is a change from the previous periods where crops were progressing ahead of the average
    • Small grains in North Dakota progressing ahead the average
    • Slower crop development in some areas the Mississippi Valley when compared to the average
    • Crops in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa developing ahead of the average