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Drought-damaged states face poor outlook as dry weather persists
2013-01-10 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A persistent drought held its grip on America's bread basket on Thursday, with no sign of relief for the four main wheat-growing states. The poor outlook for winter wheat, which accounts for about 70% of the US crop, has raised fears about further food prices shocks, after widespread failure of last year's corn and soybean crops. Conditions in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas, which produce about a third of the country's wheat crop, remained unchanged virtually the worst on record, according...
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