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Further shortages would intensify competition between importing countries for<br \/>\navailable grain supplies, said Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetark.com\/dailynewsstory.cfm\/newsid\/48129\/story.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has not been a major drought in the US midwest since 1988, but forecasters worry the grain-producing area&#8217;s luck could dry up this year, Reuters reported, further squeezing tight global supplies amid soaring food 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