A summer full of heavy rainfall is expected to lead to big corn and soybean crop losses for farmers in several Midwestern states. Illinois and Indiana both set new June rainfall records, and Missouri, Ohio, Michigan and Kansas were also affected by downpours that began in late May and continued into July. Those deluges drowned crops and left many surviving plants stunted or unhealthy. AP correspondent Nicki Mayo reports.
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