A recent study reveals that climate change could drastically reduce production of key food crops, such as wheat and corn, significantly raising prices by the century's end. Particularly in wealthier regions like the U.S. Midwest and Canada, the losses could be profound, with projected declines in yield of up to 40% for corn and as much as 40% for wheat. The study investigated how farmers are adapting their practices to mitigate these effects, noting that adaptation strategies may benefit developing countries more than wealthier nations in the long run.
"Better-off parts of the world end up getting harmed in ways that are surprising that I didn't expect," said lead author Andrew Hultgren.
In a high-emissions scenario, where global temperatures warm by 3.2 to 5.4 C by 2090, corn production is expected to decline up to 40 percent in the U.S., eastern China, and more.
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