美国酷热天气可能抬高全球粮价
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="heatwave">heatwave</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>, <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blockbuster">blockbuster</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span>.</p><p>一场热浪正威胁今年美国的谷物收成。它浇灭了丰收的希望，谷物价格随之暴涨。</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="ripples">ripples</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corn">corn</span>, <span word="soyabeans">soyabeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="low">low</span>.</p><p>由于美国是世界最大的玉米、大豆、小麦出口国，而玉米和大豆的储量都相对较低，因此即使是收成的小幅降低，也会在全球粮食大宗商品市场引起连锁反应。</p><p><span word="Soyabean">Soyabean</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2007-08 <span word="food">food</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> 30 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="June">June</span>. <span word="Worries">Worries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="soyabean">soyabean</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>, <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paraguay">Paraguay</span>.</p><p>大豆价格已上涨至2007年和2008年粮食危机以来的最高水平，而今年玉米作物的价格自6月中旬以来已经上涨30%。在干旱袭击拉美地区巴西、阿根廷、乌拉圭和巴拉圭的大豆种植带数月之后，人们就开始担忧美国的收成情况。</p><p><span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="above">above</span> 38º<span word="C">C</span> (100º<span word="F">F</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="already">already</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="let">let</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Barnes">Barnes</span>, <span word="meteorologist">meteorologist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p>
页:
[1]