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.愛荷華州消息,美國中西部發生幾十年不遇大干旱。肉類,蛋類價格不斷攀升,玉米原本可以制造乙醇,用作汽車燃料,大干旱使其價格攀升。食品和燃料的價格不斷提升。
n. 玉米