Sentences with phrase «grain production fell»

Commonwealth forecaster ABARES released figures today showing grain production fell 36 per cent to 37.8 million tonnes in 2017 - 18.

With its grain production falling by two thirds over the last 20 years, Yemen now imports four - fifths of its grain supply.

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Grain production could fall by 10 to 20 percent with a temperature rise of between 1 and 2.5 degrees Celsius, according to the ADB.

Ethanol makers experienced improved financial performance because of changes out of their control - as in the case of natural gas prices falling drastically in response to increased fracking for natural gas production - but lost money because of increased corn prices caused by escalating Chinese grain demand.

Producing enough grain to make it to the next harvest has tested farmers ever since agriculture began, but the challenge is deepening as new trends — falling water tables, plateauing grain yields, and rising temperatures — make it difficult to expand production fast enough.