Weather and politics
Food shortages have been related to politics in China for centuries. If there is a food shortage, will Chinese leaders survive because of the country's relative wealth?UN: Drought Endangers Chinese Winter Wheat Harvest
A U.N. food agency said Tuesday that China's winter wheat harvest was at risk because of a drought that also has led to shortages of drinking water for people and livestock.
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said the North China Plain drought is already putting pressure on wheat prices in China, with average flour prices rising more than 8 percent in January compared to the previous two months.
The region produces most of China's winter wheat, which is harvested in June. Low precipitation has meant there hasn't been enough snowfall to protect dormant plants from frost, and has affected soil moisture needed for the growing season…
FAO said the drought had also affected some 2.6 million people and 2.8 million livestock "due to the shortages of drinking water."
China bids to ease drought with $1bn emergency water aid
China has announced a billion dollars in emergency water aid to ease its most severe drought in 60 years, as the United Nations warned of a threat to the harvest of the world's biggest wheat producer.
Beijing has also promised to use its grain reserves to reduce the pressure on global food prices, which have surged in the past year to record highs due to the floods in Australia and a protracted dry spell in Russia…
Local newspapers have been filled with stories of the drought's impact on the "wheat basket" provinces of Henan, Anhui and Hunan. About 2.6 million people and 2.8 million livestock are affected. To induce precipitation, the army and metereological officials have fired cloud-seeding chemicals into the sky…
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