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China Storms Wallop Winter Crops

Worst storms in 50 years wreak 'catastrophic' impact on food supply

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 31, 2008 6:05 AM CST

(Newser) – Winter storms battering China have hit crops hard, the AP reports. "The impact on fresh vegetables and on fruit in some places has been catastrophic," said a Communist Party official, who added that emergency plans were in place to ensure a food supply...   Read full story »

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