These were the areas helped by rains, mostly the last 3 days and mostly? after they will show up in the crop ratings.

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/70329/#71356

https://release.nass.usda.gov/reports/prog2621.txt

corn down 3%, beans down 2%............I thought it might be slightly worse.

Spring wheat down 10% to just 27% G/E and 37% P/VP. Wow!

@kannbwx

6m

U.S. #corn is rated 65% good/excellent (down 3 pts),

 #soybeans 60% g/e (down 2 pts), 

spring #wheat 27% good/exc (down 10 pts). 

North Dakota spring wheat is rated 19% g/e, 39% on corn, 23% soybeans (record low).

@kannbwx

6m

One of the biggest questions this week might be whether the weekend rains (or even those overnight Sun/Mon) were factored into conditions. The answer most likely is yes and no, but it's impossible to know the specifics. I believe respondents usually submit numbers from Fri-Mon.

@kannbwx

9m

U.S. #soybeans were 60% good/excellent as of Sunday vs. 67% two weeks earlier. South Dakota plunged 12, Minnesota dropped 8 and North Dakota fell to another record low of 23%.

@kannbwx

U.S. #corn conditions fall 3 pts to 65% good/excellent as of Sunday after starting at 76% three weeks earlier. Iowa was down 7, Minnesota down 8 and South Dakota down 11. Iowa, the country's top corn producer, had a score of 81% g/e just three weeks ago.

I can vouch for Ohio.  We have been getting steady consistent rains.  One of only a couple states to see improving conditions.

Plenty more on the way.

OH could be the garden spot this year!