Uruguay's cattle have largely escaped, but 10% of its main grain crop, rice, has gone.
Unfortunately, though this year's grain crop was up 5% over last year's, North Korea is now more dependent on foreign (mostly American, Chinese and South Korean) food aid than ever.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Soviet Union harvested a bumper grain crop this year of 235-240 million metric tons, up over 10 percent from last year's 210 million metric tons.
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He used the patented soybeans for his main spring crop, but went to a local grain elevator and purchased so-called commodity seeds for a riskier, late-season crop.
Indeed, Bowman conceded in deposition testimony that he knew of no other farmer who employed beans bought from a grain elevator to grow a new crop.
West Fertilizer is owned by Donald Adair, a fixture in the West, Tx. community who also owns Adair Grain and Adair Farms, which comprises crop production and cattle feed lots.
Zambia's problems have been compounded by floods which have wiped out a large proportion of this year's crop, coinciding with a shortfall of grain - particularly the country's main staple, maize - across Southern Africa.
The combination of plentiful monsoon rains and high minimum purchase prices for wheat and rice means the country is forecasting an all-time-high grain production of 250.42 million tons in the crop year ending June 30.
There is rarely crop rotation and soils are depleted after years of grain crops.
High crop prices (especially for corn) and tight grain inventories are expected to create huge demand for nutrients.
It starts with the plant breeders who develop new crop varieties and extends through seed production, farmers who cultivate the crops, grain handlers, transporters and processors, and finally to marketers and retailers.
That's because grain prices also are strong, and also because cotton is an expensive and labor-intensive crop to raise.
"Given that global and U.S. grain inventories remain very tight, grain prices will continue to reflect growing conditions and yield potential for both U.S. and global crop production, " Agrium said, citing a June report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which anticipates global grain and oilseed stockpiles to scrape 35-year lows through 2009.
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