More than half of U.S. commodities stuck in extended dryness

Dryness in the Central and Western states is impacting nearly $160 billion of U.S. ag production.

Data from the American Farm Bureau shows most of the U.S.’s top ag commodities are grown or raised in states experiencing extended dryness – like 81 percent of cattle and calves.

Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers Association CEO, tells Brownfield his family’s ranch in Montana is in desperate need of moisture. “We had a horrible, horrible drought last year.

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