The sun shines on the dried leaves of corn plants suffering from a lack of moisture in Idaville, Indiana, U.S., on Friday, July 6, 2012. Corn prices jumped to a nine-month high of $7.13 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday and have surged more than 37 percent since June 15 as a crop-damaging drought in the U.S. Midwest shows no signs of abating. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Farmer Albert Walsh pulls an ear from a corn plant as he inspects one of his unirrigated fields in Carmi, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. This was one of the few fields he planted which appeared to be doing ok despite the drought conditions in the area. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Albert Walsh
A corn plant with wilted and tangled leaves which would normally stand over 6-feet tall at this point in the growing season, stands in a dry field in Idaville, Indiana, U.S., on Friday, July 6, 2012. Corn prices jumped to a nine-month high of $7.13 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday and have surged more than 37 percent since June 15 as a crop-damaging drought in the U.S. Midwest shows no signs of abating. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
