Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Drought-Impacts-Iowa-Cornfield-27MZIFV8WUQO.htmlConceptually similarDrought Impacts Iowa CornfieldGP048C1Completed★★★★Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldGP048C2Completed★★★★Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldGP048C4Completed★★★★Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldGP048C5Completed★★★★Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldsGP047H7Completed★★★★Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldsGP047H8Completed★★★★Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldsGP047MMCompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldsGP047MHCompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldsGP048CUCompleted★★★★View AllGP048C3Drought Impacts Iowa CornfieldFarmer looks at a corn cob in a field near Cedar Falls which shows the extended high temps on the cob where few kernels developed.Locations:Iowa-North America-United States of AmericaDate:19 Aug, 2012Credit:© Stephen J. Carrera / GreenpeaceMaximum size:1579px X 2500pxKeywords:Agricultural land-Agricultural products-Agriculture-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change impacts-Close ups-Clouds-Crops-Day-Destruction-Disasters-Drought-Dry-Farms-Fields-Food-Global warming-Hot-KWCI (GPI)-Maize-Outdoors-Rural scenes-SAGE (campaign title)-Summer-WeatherShoot:Drought Impacts in Midwest FarmsCorn and soybean fields in Iowa and Ilinois show the stress of drought and record breaking heat on normally productive fields. The ears of the plants are smaller than in years past and on some stalks there is no grain at all. The field not only shows a low yield but has wind damage due to its weakened state. Illinois farmers are estimating yields of 50 bushels per acre from a normal yield of 200 plus when all the fields have been harvested. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a forecast August 10, 2012, expecting a 13 percent decline in corn production compared to last year. It would be the smallest production since 2006. Less corn means higher prices. And higher prices mean the world’s poorest — who spend as much as 80 percent of their meager daily incomes on food — can’t afford to eat. On July 30, the World Bank issued an alert about food price volatility, noting that prices of wheat, corn and soybeans rose 30 percent to 50 percent in June. The U.S. drought is partly to blame.Related Collections:Drought Impacts in Midwest Farms (Photo & Video)