Thursday, July 5, 2012

How Record Heat And Drought Are Hiking World Food Prices

How Record Heat And Drought Are Hiking World Food Prices: This summer’s record heat and drought has the potential to wipe out three months of decline in global food prices, the United Nations reports. Just two months ago, the U.S. Agriculture Department predicted a record season for corn production, and thus a decline in food prices. But extreme heat has reversed the trend, with the [...]/p