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Drought will cost California farmers $2.2 billion

A new report estimates 17,000 farm jobs could be lost as more than 620 square miles of farmland will go unplanted. The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects produce prices to rise by up to 5 percent, adding $500 to the average American family’s grocery bill. Carter Evans reports.
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