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Spreading Iowa Drought Won’t Impact Prices

Spreading Iowa Drought Won’t Impact Prices

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Much of western Iowa is slipping further into drought conditions creating concerns about crop production.

Mark Licht, an Assistant Professor and Extension Cropping Systems Specialist at Iowa State University, says while the dry area is expanding, it’s a small part of Iowa’s overall ag production…

Licht says there will be yield drops in the dry areas…

Licht says the dry area isn’t big enough to have much of an impact on overall commodity prices…

Licht took part in an ISU webinar on weather and possible drought problems.

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