Corn and Soybean Conditions Improve

Soybeans and Corn Conditions Improve, Corn Harvest Makes Good Progress

For the week ending on Sep 9, the USDA reported that soybean conditions improved nationally by 2% to 68% good to excellent. Much of the soybean growing area saw good rains through the end of August and into the first week of September. The Crop Progress Report was delayed by a day due to technical errors. Corn conditions also improved slightly to 68% G/E. Iowa was reported at 73% G/E and Illinois at 77%. The USDA also reported that 31% of soybeans are dropping leaves, up from 9% last week. This is also up significantly from the 5-year average of 19%. Corn was also reported to be 35% mature, compared to the 5-year average of 21% and corn is also 5% harvested nationally.

美国，加拿大谈判人员在昨天的会议之后表现出进展的迹象

加拿大外交大臣弗里兰德（Chrystia Freeland）昨天在华盛顿特区与美国贸易代表罗伯特·莱特（Robert Lighthizer）会面，此后弗里兰德（Freeland）表示，“气氛仍然是积极而亲切的”，本周可能达成协议。特朗普总统还说，北美自由贸易协定与加拿大的重新谈判“进展顺利”，这是他以前关于与加拿大贸易的基调的改变。加拿大总理贾斯汀·特鲁多（Justin Trudeau）还警告不要对汽车的任何征收关税，这将在两国之间的谈判中造成“大规模破坏”。

Flood Warnings in Place In E Iowa As East Coast Prepares for Hurricane Florence

Tributaries of the Mississippi River in E Iowa continue to be at risk of flooding past their banks due to heavy rains from the weekend. The NWS has issues flood warnings in the eastern part of the state. Residents of both North and South Carolina are urged to evacuate as Hurricane Florence approaches. The storm has been declared a Category 4 hurricane and is anticipated to make landfall as early as Thursday or early Friday. Heavy rains and winds of up to 130 MPH are expected to ravage the coastal areas of the Carolinas.

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