美国遭遇大旱 农产品价格将上涨
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US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has warned the worst drought in decades will result in higher crop prices.

美国农业部长汤姆·维尔萨克警告道,几十年以来最严重的干旱将导致农产品价格上涨。
 
Mr Vilsack met President Barack Obama on Wednesday to discuss the US response to drought concerns, with little rain forecast to ease the crisis.
 
By the end of June, 55% of the continental1 US was in a moderate to extreme drought, officials reported.
 
Crops including corn and soybeans have been hit by the dry conditions, and several states have seen wildfires.
 
Mr Vilsack announced in a press conference on Wednesday that the US Department of Agriculture had added 39 counties in eight states as "natural disaster areas", making farmers in those counties eligible2 for low-cost emergency loans.
 
Price-gouging3 fears
 
Almost 1,300 counties across 29 states have received the designation(指定,名称) this year.
 
Temperatures are expected to hit around 100F (37C) across much of the affected4 area, including Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, southern Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.
 
Some rain is expected in parts of Ohio, Kentucky and eastern Indiana later in the week.
 
On Monday, the National Climatic Data Center reported that this year's drought is the most widespread since 1956.
 
In a press conference, Mr Vilsack said that while crop prices would likely rise, consumers would not see the effect immediately. He cautioned about potential price gouging(哄抬物价) in the coming months.
 
The intensity5 of the drought was not as great as one in 1988, he said, but much larger areas of the country are now affected.
 
"Part of the problem we're facing is that weather conditions were so good at the beginning of the season that farmers got in the field early," he said. 
 
"As a result, this drought comes at a very difficult and painful time in terms of their ability to have their crops have good yields."
 
"If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it," he added.
 
On Monday, a weekly US report said that just 31% of the corn crop and 34% of the soybean crop were in good to excellent shape. 
 
The World Bank said that while it was "too early to be overly concerned" over the drought's impact on corn and soybeans, it was "monitoring the situation closely for potential impact on our clients".


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1 continental Zazyk     
adj.大陆的,大陆性的,欧洲大陆的
参考例句:
  • A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
  • The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
2 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句:
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
3 gouging 040ded02b3a58081f7b774c4c20b755f     
n.刨削[槽]v.凿( gouge的现在分词 );乱要价;(在…中)抠出…;挖出…
参考例句:
  • Banks and credit-card companies have been accused of gouging their customers. 银行和信用卡公司被指控欺诈顾客。 来自辞典例句
  • If back-gouging is applied, grinding to bright metal is required. 如果采用火焰气刨,则应将其打磨至可见光亮的金属表面。 来自互联网
4 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
5 intensity 45Ixd     
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
参考例句:
  • I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
  • The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
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