Washington The United States is facing “worst drought” in 25 years which could fuel food price inflation in the country, a top Obama Administration official said here.
As many as 61% of the land mass of the United States is currently being characterised as being impacted by this drought, the agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack, told reporters at a White House news conference, noting that this drought is having an impact in crops. “78% of the corn crop is now in an area designated as drought impacted; 77% of the soyabeans that are being grown in this country also impacted.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/us-facing-worst-drought-25-yrs-may-push-prices
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soyabean
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-prices
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
