Impact of corn prices on food? Not what you think

  • By CANDICE CHOI
    Associated Press
  • Sunday, August 5th, 2012
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More than half of U.S. counties now are classified by the federal government as natural disaster areas mostly because of the drought. That has hurt the corn crop, which, in turn, is affecting food prices. (AP/Michael Conroy)

More than half of U.S. counties now are classified by the federal government as natural disaster areas mostly because of the drought. That has hurt the corn crop, which, in turn, is affecting food prices. (AP/Michael Conroy)