Drought

U.S. Farmers Expect Poor Corn Crop

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A deepening drought in the nation's farm states has cut further into this fall's harvest. Farmers are now expected to pull from their fields the lowest corn yield in more than a decade. But, American farmers are still expected to produce their eighth-largest harvest ever. There's sure to be a rise in prices at the grocery stores and there's little risk of a failed harvest that would lead to shortages on the shelves.

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1 comments on "U.S. Farmers Expect Poor Corn Crop"

Jeffrey Hill

August 11, 2012 9:55am

Monsanto's Round Up-ready, genetically engineered corn crop is insured so the farmers won't hurt financially and may even do better finanacially with the crop failure that's insured.