CIS never approved any 485 application in the middle of July. Only applications that were approved were the ones that were tagged on 30th June & 1st July. I think those tagged applications may still be approved in August or September even if the Visa numbers were not available. But who knows.
Yep, I agree....the approval process is a long one....tagging visa numbers to applications...ordering cards, approval notices...issuing RFE's if needed etc...I would say...the approvals may continue to show up in the coming months....