GALVA, Iowa — The price of maize - called "corn" in the United States - is soaring on global markets, as the worst drought in decades parches the American Midwest. The price of meat, milk and eggs is expected to climb, and the increasing proportion of maize used to produce ethanol for auto fuel has pushed prices higher. The situation has re-kindled the fight between food and fuel.爱荷华州消息,美国中西部发生几十年不遇大干旱。肉类,蛋类价格不断攀升,玉米原本可以制造乙醇,用作汽车燃料,大干旱使其价格攀升。食品和燃料的价格不断提升。
n. 玉米