American agriculture suffers from Arctic cold

The Arctic inflow of icy air has forced slaughterhouses and grain processors in the United States to temporarily shut down. The temperature in the Midwest region has fallen to such a low level as in the South Pole – according to Reuters.

Cargill, one of the world’s largest grain traders, has closed some of its sites because of extreme cold April Nelson, communications manager of the company said. Known as one of the largest corn processors, ADM (Archer-Daniels-Midland) has closed some grain silos and changed some shipping routes in the area – Jackie Anderson, ADM’s Communications Manager said. (vg.hu)