Photograph by Scott Olson/Getty Images When rain doesn't fall in Iowa, it's not just Des Moines that starts fretting. Food buyers from Addis Ababa to Beijing all are touched by the fate of the corn crop in the U.S., the world's breadbasket in an era when crop shortages mean riots.

This article is about how Iowa is experiencing a drought and its not only affecting them, but the rest of the world. Stock piles of corn dropped by 48 percent between march and june, and it has been the biggest drop since 1996. The farmers could only hope to preserve what little crops they have left. Another comment i would like to add is that this article relates to our topic because the farmers would have to increase the crops to $6.75 a bushel. Recently the price for have dropped so as the price decreases, so will the supply, and will result in higher demand.