Drought and food prices
up in a little bit megan. >>> oppressive heat and no rain. they are doing a number of crops in the midwest but it means you could pay pour for food. sherrie johnson has more on how the severe drought is affecting you. >> Reporter: WELL, YOU KNOW, usually we are here in rogers forge live and it’s hot. and a little humid out here. IT’S IN THE 80s BUT IT’S already hot. and with all the heat and virtually no rain, that’s the terrible combination for the crops. that means consumers are going to pay more the at grocery store. all across the country, many farmers are being hit with this. some farmers receive disafter the are assistance, there’s little done for grocers and consumers hit with higher food prices. we are talking about higher produce prices plus meat and poultry prices will also go up. farmers say the longer the heat lingers and the more severe it becomes, the greatest the impact wi
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