Drought’s impact on food prices may worsen hunger in U.S.
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Drought’s impact on food prices may worsen hunger in U.S.

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Farmer Tom Albaugh holds drought impacted ears of corn in a field on his farm, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in Ankeny, Iowa. Albaugh expects to be harvesting by the middle of September, ahead of the usual end of September or early October schedule. The harvest is three to four weeks ahead of schedule in most of the corn belt because an unusually warm spring allowed farmers to plant earlier. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)[Updated at 12:10 p.m. ET] More than 18 percent of Americans say there have been times this year when they couldn't afford the food they needed, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday. That plight could grow because of the country's worst drought in half a century. The U.S. Department of Agriculture warned last [...]