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To: rxbond who wrote (1142857)6/19/2019 10:35:39 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 1583867
 
Homer Simpson, displaced farmer

Midwest floods: llinois farmers give up on planting and throw party

cnbc.com

3 days ago

Heavy rains caused unprecedented delays in planting this year and contributed to record floods across the central United States.
The storms have left millions of acres unseeded in the $51 billion U.S. corn market and put crops that were planted late at a greater risk for damage from severe weather during the growing season.
James McCune, a farmer from Mineral, Illinois, was unable to plant 85% of his intended corn acres and wanted to commiserate with his fellow farmers by hosting the “Prevent Plant Party” at The Happy Spot.