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खाद्य संकट की तरफ बढ़ रही है दुनिया! सूखे की चपेट में भारत-चीन समेत यूरोप- अमेरिका

खाद्य संकट की तरफ बढ़ रही है दुनिया! सूखे की चपेट में भारत-चीन समेत यूरोप- अमेरिका

जलवायु परिवर्तन की वजह से इन दिनों दुनिया इन दिनों भीषण गर्मी का सामना कर रही है. भारत में मानसून में भी कम बारिश की वजह से धान की खेती प्रभावित हुई है. वहीं सूखे की वजह से अमेरिका के किसान अपनी फसल नष्ट करने के साथ ही पशुओं को बेच रहे हैं. कम बार‍िश की वजह से इंग्‍लैंड भी गंभीर सूखे का सामना कर रहा है. नतीजतन न‍द‍ियां सूख गई हैं. (file Photo) Image Credit source: AFP रूस और यूक्रेन के बीच शुरु…

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Fully one-third of America is in a drought

The Week, Aug. 16, 2018

While much of the Northeast has been battling weeks of storms and flooding, the American West is drying up.

The National Drought Mitigation Center, housed at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, released a stark map Thursday that shows that fully one-third of the country is battling drought. Not only that, but in parts of Missouri and Kansas, areas suffering “exceptional drought” are expanding:

“Exceptional drought” is the most severe classification of drought conditions that exists, describing “widespread crop/pasture losses” and “shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells, creating water emergencies,” per the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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Worsening Drought Conditions in Parts of U.S. Stressing Crops | Agweb.com

Worsening Drought Conditions in Parts of U.S. Stressing Crops | Agweb.com

"Drought conditions worsened in several states over the past week from extreme heat and weeks with little rain, raising the prospect that grocery staples such as bread and beans could cost more as the region that produces those commodities is hardest hit. Drought conditions have begun to stress corn, soybeans, wheat and livestock in some areas, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor…

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Drought Takes Toll on Crops Across Northern Plains | Agweb.com

Drought Takes Toll on Crops Across Northern Plains | Agweb.com

"A punishing drought that stretches across much of the U.S. Northern Plains could cause farmers to lose 64 million bushels of wheat production this year, according to federal officials. That dire projection comes as northeast Montana experiences the worst drought in the country, with similar dry conditions in neighboring North Dakota and South Dakota. The federal government has declared numerous…

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3 - Crop Futures Up – Too Wet in Argentina, Too Dry in US Southern Plains | WP

3 – Crop Futures Up – Too Wet in Argentina, Too Dry in US Southern Plains | WP

"Concerns about excessive rain in Argentina lifted oilseed futures on Wednesday.

And concerns about dry weather in Oklahoma and Kansas lifted wheat futures.

Markets generally were buoyant including crop markets, as traders expect policies by the incoming Trump presidency will spark investment and economic growth.

Soybeans rose almost two percent today, but gains in canola were muted by a rising…

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8 Palm Oil Hits 4-Year Top, Leading Oilseeds Rally | Agrimoney

8 Palm Oil Hits 4-Year Top, Leading Oilseeds Rally | Agrimoney

"Hours after arabica coffee beans closed down 5%, soybeans staged a bit of a rally, retaking the $10.00-a-bushel mark, January basis. It was no coincidence that the Brazilian real, which plunged more than 5% against the dollar in the last session, was steady so far in this one.

(A weak real undermines the value, in dollar terms, of assets such as coffee and soybeans, in which Brazil is a big…

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A reader in Canada tipped me off to the following: Nunavut food prices soar amid U.S. drought, plunging loonie Northerners shocked by $28 grapes, $13 cauliflower, amid national price hike

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• 1 – Southwest Nearing Drought-Free Status

"The latest National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) drought updates indicate Oklahoma and Texas continuing to push toward drought-free status with New Mexico at only 22 percent in moderate to exceptional drought in the western part of the state.

Oklahoma shows only part of two far-western Panhandle counties with light yellow shading indicating…

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