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Severe drought forces corn farmers in China's east to delay planting
Reuters· 1 day agoZhang would normally use water from a nearby river for the half hectare (1.24 acre) field, but it...
China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoChina is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing the evacuation...
Persistent rainfall in arid areas may cause floods, expert warns
China Daily· 6 hours agoWhile recent concentrated rainfall has notably alleviated drought conditions in some of China's main agricultural production areas, a meteorological expert on Wednesday warned ...
Corn, other cash crops off to best start in years
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoData from the United States Department of Agriculture shows the majority of corn, soybean and cotton crops are off to a either a good or an excellent...
Meat-loving Argentines eat less beef as inflation bites
Reuters via Yahoo News· 39 minutes agoArgentines, famed for steakhouses, sprawling cattle ranches and asado barbecues, are consuming less...
Argentina Has Surplus Harvest, But Farmers Want More From Milei
International Business Times· 1 day agoIn the pampas, Argentina's vast and fertile grasslands outside Buenos Aires, grain silos overflow...
This 'dryland' farmer says every spring is a gamble. But he has a plan to improve the odds
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs part of our series When in Drought, CBC producer Elise Stolte joined Heeg on a walk through his...
China Police Chief Stresses Food Security as Drought Lingers
Bloomberg· 4 days agoThe head of China’s police has vowed to crack down on agricultural crimes to safeguard food...
UN food chief: Poorest areas have zero harvests left
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMeanwhile, flash floods in Afghanistan earlier this year are estimated to have destroyed 24,000 hectares of land already...developing world when those...
Explainer-Why food prices will remain high in India
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoElevated prices of food, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, has kept headline inflation above the central bank's target...