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18 Jun 08 - Expert Senior Meteorologist and
AccuWeather.com agriculture expert Dale Mohler says by the time the
water recedes it will be too late for crop recovery or replanting.
The floods are the latest blow after a wet spring delayed the planting
of corn and soybean crops
According to Mohler, 5 to 10 percent of the corn and soybean crops could
be lost.  "While that may not seem
like a large percentage, it is in a year of tight supplies."
The price of a bushel of corn has climbed more than $1.50 since earlier
this month, reaching a record high of $7, while soybean futures are
trading at more than $15 a bushel.
Meanwhile, wheat farmers in Oklahoma and southern Kansas face a
different struggle. The storms forecast for the region could affect the
harvesting of their winter wheat crops at a time when drought in the
Oklahoma panhandle region has severely limited the crop yield.
Mohler says the combination of rain, wind and hail could knock down the
wheat stalks, making it difficult for combines to properly harvest the
stalks.
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