1.   A heatwave entering the Corn Belt is threatening the crucial pollination period, which begins next week, when kernels on each ear of corn develop.

2.   A month-long dry spell in July, though, stressed plants during the critical pollination period.

3.   The corn crop will be entering the pollination period, when high temperatures can be damaging.

4.   Traders think the rain will help corn crops during the crucial pollination period.

5.   Corn enters the crucial pollination period in just a few weeks and needs sustained warm weather.

6.   Corn futures are in the pollination period in which kernels form, and the plants grow best under moderate temperatures and with plenty of moisture.

7.   Corn futures were flat as the market remained cautious during the key crop pollination period.

8.   Midwestern corn is entering the key pollination period, while soybeans begin their flowering period in August.

9.   The corn crop, which has ended its crucial pollination period, still needs moisture to help kernels fill out normally.

10.   The forecast covers the beginning of the important corn pollination period, the reproductive stage for the crop.