Drought-Hit Wheat in China to Recover Even as Some Losses `Irreversible'

Wheat crops in China's drought- affected Shandong province, the country's second-largest producer, may escape serious damage if irrigation and rains replenish moisture in parched soil, said a local water official. "If the plants get watered after awaking from hibernation and start greening, production won't face any problems," said Yin Changwen, director of Shandong's drought-relief office. Still http://bit.ly/gELr1C