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Texas Wheat Succoming To Drought

By: Chris Whited, KRBC News
Updated: April 7, 2009
 The prolonged drought in Texas continues to cause problems for the state wheat farmers and that could translate into higher bread prices. A report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture says about 40-percent of the wheat crop in Texas is in "very poor" condition. The other 60-percent of the crop ranks between "fair" and "poor. "

Texas farmers planted about 6-million acres of wheat in the state during the winter months, according to the USDA. Drought losses to farmers and ranches in the state is approaching $1-billion dollars according to a recent report by the Texas AgriLife Extension Agency.

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