U.S. Drought Hurts World Relief Efforts
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NEW YORK — Drought conditions in the United States are drying up food supplies for clients of the international relief agency CARE, the agency said.
Prices for foodstuffs such as wheat, corn and cooking oil are escalating, forcing CARE to reduce the amounts available for distribution to Africa, Asia and Latin America, according to CARE spokesman George Wirt.
“Already, the kinds of foods and the amounts of foods that will be available are being affected,” said Rudy von Bernuth, the agency’s director of programs. “We have already lost powdered milk for next year.”
CARE’s food programs are funded by government grants and private contributions.
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