Word: preharvest
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...Bordeaux, Burgundy and Tuscany, 1993 was an iffy year for winemaking, thanks to preharvest rains. That's the bad news for oenophiles. The good news is that 1993 has been a vintage year for books about their favorite beverage, with several volumes that qualify as collectibles...
Downhill Course. Yet the food crisis will certainly deepen, since the dangerous preharvest months of September and October still lie ahead. India cannot raise grain as fast as babies-an estimated 10 million a year. Peasants lack both incentives and skill in modern agricultural methods. In the cities, police raids on shops and warehouses to seize hoarded supplies have crippled trade, and government attempts to regulate distribution by making up "food zones" have only resulted in further disrupting the supply. Panic buying creates false scarcities, and Indian officials bitterly admit that, after massive government investment in agriculture, the country still...
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