Freezing temperatures could hurt some crops growing in the heart of the U.S. wheat belt, and are slowing the pace of crop plantings in the Midwest.A hard freeze warning has been posted in the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas, both major growers of the grain.
According to a report at Yahoo Finance, the conditions will cause “minor” harm to plants, says Don Keeney, a meteorologist with Maxar. Corn crops across the South that are just starting to emerge could also be damaged by the freeze.
Wheat plants just to the north in Kansas, the biggest grower, won’t have issues, Keeney said.
Meanwhile, in Midwest states including top corn-growing Iowa farmers have been slow to plant because of cold soil.
