crops

Example Sentences

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"It means failed rains, dying crops, rising food prices, and families pushed to the edge yet again. In East Africa especially, this will land on communities already battered by droughts and floods in recent years."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Fernández, 60, worked for years picking grapes, oranges and other crops.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Some family farmers are making more from clicks than crops, part of a growing class of “aginfluencers” monetizing farm life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Farmers use them to lock in the price of their crops.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“We lost two sons. Raja died by an accident. The child was too tender for this world; he could not live as we did. After the crops failed he—”I stopped again.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya