Crop Production: Outlook for Post-Drought Recovery During 1989

RCED-89-161BR Published: Jun 06, 1989. Publicly Released: Jun 13, 1989.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO obtained information on the: (1) probability of normal wheat, corn, and soybean crops in 1989 following the 1989 drought; and (2) potential effects of a 15-percent decrease in corn and wheat production in 1989.

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