11.   A drought that year had sliced corn yields by a third for Beard and other Clinton County growers.

12.   But another goal-scoring drought has the team in serious trouble.

13.   For smaller farmers, the drought will have even more serious consequences.

14.   Meanwhile, the government warned of possible food supply problems early next year because the drought has delayed planting of new rice crops.

15.   State officials warned the drought could have serious consequences for Florida industries ranging from tourism to high-tech.

16.   The Brazilian drought also has driven up prices for soybeans, sugar and orange juice, to a lesser extent.

17.   This was because drought had compounded problems arising from a general crisis in Russian agriculture, Agriculture Minister Alexander Nazarchuk had said on Tuesday.

18.   The drought has half-emptied water reservoirs used for irrigation, provoking a possible rationing for next summer mainly in drier regions of the country.