Grains of wrath as drought hits hard
By He Na | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-30 07:25
Corn stalks, severely damaged by a widespread drought, at a farm near Oakland City, Indiana, on Aug 15. Record temperatures in US farming states have hampered crop production and will likely send corn and soybean prices to record highs, according to the Department of Agriculture. Saul Loeb / AFP |
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