Extreme Weather Affects China's Major Ag Commodities It has been a tough summer for China with floods in the north and northeast as well as high temperatures and drought in the south that have affected several of the major agriculture commodities. Some growers from northeast China, the nation's grain belt, have commented that much of the farmland is saturated and the crops are already dead. However, the national media has been restrained in reporting the loss of corn, soybean and rice from the flooding. The top grain-producing region received as much as 50 percent more rain than the average of previous years. The worst aspect is that this year's flood is prolonged. Additionally, early frost becomes a concern as the first week of Septem...

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