Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Drought-Impacts-Illinois-Cornfields-27MZIFV2IIOO.htmlConceptually similarDrought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047IFCompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047IBCompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047ICCompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047IDCompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047IECompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047IGCompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047IHCompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047IICompleted★★★★Drought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsGP047IJCompleted★★★★View AllGP047IADrought Impacts Illinois CornfieldsA field of maize in Davis shows a crop so weakened by drought that the plants are mown down the wind. Illinois farmers are expecting only 25 percent of their normal yields.Locations:Davis (Illinois)-Illinois-North America-United States of AmericaDate:13 Aug, 2012Credit:© Stephen J. Carrera / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4256px X 2832pxKeywords:Agricultural land-Agricultural products-Agriculture-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change impacts-Crops-Day-Destruction-Disasters-Drought-Dry-Farms-Fields-Food-Global warming-High angle view-Hot-KWCI (GPI)-Maize-Outdoors-Rural scenes-SAGE (campaign title)-Soya beans-Summer-WeatherShoot:Drought Impacts in Midwest FarmsCorn and soybean fields in Iowa and Ilinois show the stress of drought and record breaking heat on normally productive fields. The ears of the plants are smaller than in years past and on some stalks there is no grain at all. The field not only shows a low yield but has wind damage due to its weakened state. Illinois farmers are estimating yields of 50 bushels per acre from a normal yield of 200 plus when all the fields have been harvested. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a forecast August 10, 2012, expecting a 13 percent decline in corn production compared to last year. It would be the smallest production since 2006. Less corn means higher prices. And higher prices mean the world’s poorest — who spend as much as 80 percent of their meager daily incomes on food — can’t afford to eat. On July 30, the World Bank issued an alert about food price volatility, noting that prices of wheat, corn and soybeans rose 30 percent to 50 percent in June. The U.S. drought is partly to blame.Related Collections:Drought Impacts in Midwest Farms (Photo & Video)