ONE-THIRD of crops in Iowa flattened in derecho that was hundreds of miles across
A major storm with winds up to 100 mph went through the mid-West of the US from Nebraska to Michigan and flattened a full one-third of crops in Iowa. And yet this has hardly had more than LOCAL coverage in the US media. The consequences of this will only become apparent later in the year, along with other elements that point to major food shortages. Reynolds: 10 million acres of corn, soybeans flattened; farmers ‘have never seen anything like this’ Des Moines Register, 12…
