Jun 30, 2012

Drought threatens U.S. food prices. Corn up 27% in just a month #economics

A drought in the Corn Belt and elsewhere in the Midwest has pushed the bushel price of corn up about 27 percent in the past month alone, and there is little sign of rain in the near future, a forecast that could soon push up food costs across the country, meteorologists say.

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