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Impact of El Nino on key crops in Asia
2015-05-11 23:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Closely watched weather forecasts by Japan and Australia on Tuesday are likely to confirm the return of El Nino this year. In 2009, the weather pattern had caused the worst drought in four decades in India and ravaged croplands across Asia, driving food prices to multi-year highs. See below for a list of crops most at risk from an El Nino. WHEAT Australia's high-protein wheat crop is likely to take a hit with El Nino expected to bring dry weather across its eastern grain-belt. Wheat is planted...
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