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Monday, March 10, 2014
An ongoing drought in California may result in higher grocery bills in Alabama, according to an Auburn University economist. The Associated Press reports 100 percent of the state of California is in some sort of drought.
A weekly drought monitor released late last week reported about 68 percent of that state is in moderate to extreme drought. Auburn University economist Max Runge tells the AP that the effects of that drought are expected to be felt in Alabama and across the nation.
He says consumers across the country will likely see prices increase on produce like broccoli and cauliflower.
Runge is reported as saying that there will not be food shortages, but prices will likely increase in summer and late fall when crops begin to go to market.
Alabama Farmers Federation spokesperson Mary Johnson is reported as saying that Alabama farmers may be able to benefit from the troubles out West. She tells the AP “spring planting is right around the corner, so our producers are now planning what they grow and how much they will grow.”
A spokesperson for the California Farm Bureau Federation tells the AP that prices will depend on how much other parts of the country increase production and determining prices of individual crops this year is still very difficult to determine.
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