According to the AIMS Market Monitor, wheat harvesting is finishing up in the northern hemisphere with poor conditions in Canada, the US, and China, while dry conditions persist in Argentina and Australia in the southern hemisphere. Maize conditions are mostly favorable in the southern hemisphere, especially in Brazil, but remain mixed in the northern hemisphere during the harvesting period. Rice conditions have improved in China and India, but concern remains for below-average monsoon rains in the south of India and unfavorable conditions in Thailand. Harvesting of soybeans has begun in the northern hemisphere, with dry and hot weather affecting the US, Romania, the Russian Federation, and China.