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Unseasonably cold weather struck across the Great Plains this week, bringing snow and freezing temperatures to major wheat-producing regions. Although the extent of the damage is uncertain, some analysts expect significant yield loss in the wheat crop that is growing in the hard-hit states Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado.
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In the Midwest, cold temperatures and snowfall are delaying corn planting further, with areas of Iowa (America’s No. 1 corn-producing state) under as much as 2 feet of snow

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According to bee keepers in South East London, the colder than average weather of late has caused serious problems for the bees, far more than any pesticides.

The frosty conditions mean the bees hold back from leaving their hives to forage for food, and they die of starvation.

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The hike has been blamed on poor weather in January and March when parts of the district were blanketed in 10ft of snow.

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