1.   At the same time, crop scouts warned that dry weather in western Kansas threatens to further reduce the harvest.

2.   Corn crop tour scouts in Iowa are reporting unexpectedly lower yields in eastern portions.

3.   Crop scouts surveying Kansas fields Wednesday were expected to find more damage than they have seen since the tour started on Tuesday, analysts said.

4.   Crop scouts also reported that pods containing two soybeans outnumbered those holding three beans.