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The World’s Breadbaskets Are Getting Pounded by War, Weather and Trade Spats

The World’s Breadbaskets Are Getting Pounded by War, Weather and Trade Spats
NYT World Sunday 23 August 2026, 09:01 UTC By Somini Sengupta 1 min read
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A combine harvester threshing wheat in a field in Seeluebbe, Germany, this month. Yields in the country are down for several crops, including wheat, because of drought and heat.

A combine harvester threshing wheat in a field in Seeluebbe, Germany, this month. Yields in the country are down for several crops, including wheat, because of drought and heat.
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