Photo Gallery: A Drought-Induced Bottleneck
08/21/2012

In the US, the Midwest is suffering through one of the worst droughts in...
AFP

In the US, the Midwest is suffering through one of the worst droughts in decades. The result is rising prices around the world for agricultural commodities. But bad weather isn't the only factor affecting the rising cost for foodstuffs. Here, a farmer in Illinois looks at a dried out pond on his property.




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