Wednesday, July 18, 2012

"Punishing drought in Midwest shows no sign of abating"ChicagoTribune

"About 55 percent of the contiguous United States is in a drought, just as corn plants should be pollinating, a period when adequate moisture is crucial. The United States ships more than half of all world exports of corn, which is made into dozens of products, from starch and ethanol to livestock feed."

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-17/news/sns-rt-us-usa-droughtbre86f1d4-20120716_1_heat-advisories-corn-crop-corn-feed

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