European farmers work to boost global grain supplies
<p> <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="panic">panic</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Graziano">Graziano</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Silva">Silva</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="soothing">soothing</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="grain">grain</span>-<span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="security">security</span>.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wettest">wettest</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="in">in</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="inland">inland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Suffolk">Suffolk</span>, <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p><span word="Farmer">Farmer</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Raven">Raven</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="harvested">harvested</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="shocks">shocks</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="variable">variable</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="volatility">volatility</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>," <span word="Raven">Raven</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="supplier">supplier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span>.</p><p><span word="Elsewhere">Elsewhere</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p>
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