A severe drought in northern China - considered the country's breadbasket - has hit almost 43% of the country's wheat crop this winter, senior officials have warned. Low rainfall since October has affected more than 9.3m hectares (229.71 acres) of land in northern China across six major grain-producing provinces, according to the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. Last week it warned that 3.7 million people and 1.85 million livestock had lost access to drinking water.
Low rainfall since October has affected more than 9.3m hectares (229.71 acres) of land in northern China across six major grain-producing provinces, according to the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. Last week it warned that 3.7 million people and 1.85 million livestock had lost access to drinking water.
I don't think it's going to get any better for china. It'd make a lot of sense for them to encourage the russians to grow grain around L Baikal and ship it south. But that requires a labour force that's not there unless the russians let the chinese in and they don't want to. keep to the Fen Causeway
