Corn plants damaged by extreme heat and drought conditions stand in a field in Carmi, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Farmer Andy Stoll looks over drought damaged field corn near his home 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 *** Local Caption *** Andy Stoll
