Sioux County - Opportunity Signals

Drought Easing - D1 Coverage Fell From 54.18% to 25.14%

For eight straight weeks, over half of Sioux County sat in Moderate Drought (D1). In the June 30 map that number fell to 25.14% - a 29-point improvement in a single week, the county's biggest one-week move this season. D1 status is the trigger line ag lenders and crop insurers rarely track in real time; halving it right before pollination sets yield quietly improved the risk picture more than any headline said.

Verify yourself: U.S. Drought Monitor county statistics API, county FIPS 19167 (Sioux). No key required.

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