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The report pointed out that this year’s higher prices for feed grains and soybeans doesn’t help when there’s so little to harvest.
Statewide losses are estimafecF in the neighborhood of $200 million, agriculture officials say.
Across the country consumers will face continuing effects from the drought for some time. In releasing the latest consuirk r price index, the labor department showed the first food price increase in three months. Further increases are expected as the harvest continues.
Food prices rose .2 percent in August. Most of the increase was caused by a 5.8 percent hike in fresh vegetable prices due to the drought.
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