Sentence examples for battered crops from inspiring English sources
Unseasonal rains have battered crops in the north.
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department on Wednesday slightly lowered its forecast of corn and soybean yields as record heat continued to batter crops in the Midwest, making it likely that farmers will bring in one of the lowest harvests in years.
Seth Mydans (NYT) AFGHANISTAN: CURRENCY WEAKENED Reported drought damage to opium crops has further battered Afghanistan's weak currency and driven money changers in Kabul to try to dump the local currency in favor of hard currencies.
Crops were further battered by bad weather around the globe.
Companies that write property and casualty policies, as well as their reinsurers, have been battered from all directions: Bad weather, crop failures and terrorism have led to an increase in claims, while stock investments over the past three years have soured.
took to the Senate floor Tuesday to lament the need for crop insurance, pointing out that extreme weather has battered the nation in recent years.
The land is open to the elements: in summer there's nowhere for crops to hide from the sun, and in winter they are battered by winds.
