Friday, August 17, 2012

Too Little, Too Late


A damaged corn field in central Kansas August 7, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Jeff Tuttle

(Reuters) - Dry weather will return to the drought-stricken U.S. Midwest crop region, with corn and soybeans ending their growing season on a negative note after this week's rains proved to be too little too late, an agricultural meteorologist said Friday.