Don't want to be a scaremonger but:

[quote]Global Harvests May Be Average, Or Worse

Griffin, Ind. - In a year when global harvests need to be excellent to ease the threat of pervasive food shortages, evidence is mounting that they will be average at best. Some farmers are starting to fear disaster.

American corn and soybean farmers are suffering from too much rain, while Australian wheat farmers have been plagued by drought.

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