U.S. Crop Areas Moisten From Midwest To Delta, SE States

Kansas City, March 15 (World Weather Inc.) – U.S. soil moisture increased across the Midwest, Delta and portions of the southeastern states this past week due to a little more active weather. Soil moisture is still low in the Great Plains and portions of the northwestern Corn and Soybean Belt where the past 30 days of precipitation has been well below average. There is need for greater moisture in the Plains and western Corn Belt while areas to the east are plenty moist and could trend wetter – especially late this month.

U.S. Frost, Freezes In Mid-South, SE To Impact Wheat, Fruit

Kansas City, March 15 (World Weather Inc.) – Frost and freeze conditions are expected early to mid-week next week in the lower Midwest, northern Delta, Tennessee River Basin and interior southeastern states. Damage to wheat and fruit trees is expected, although most of the wheat should come through the event with only temporary damage.