From https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/us_cropprod.aspx https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/us_cropprod.aspx https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/crop_product

From https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/us_cropprod.aspx https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/us_cropprod.aspx https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/crop_production_maps/US/USA_Soybean.png https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/crop_production_maps/US/... The midwest (not counting Arkansaw in that set, and just going from the labeled state numbers) makes up at least 80% of the total soybean production (Wisconsin and Michigan aren't labeled). You will note not even a pail yellow on anything west of the Dakotas. If we want to talk about water... check out rice production. https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/crop_production_maps/US/USA_Rice.png https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/crop_production_maps/US/... Though there's some other interesting parts on that - https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1019488080 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1019488080