Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/food-prices-rise-across-the-us-due-to-drought Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story The drought gripping the Midwest is affecting 88 percent of the country’s corn crop and will send food prices up next year, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hari Sreenevasan spoke Thursday with Richard Volpe, research economist for the USDA. We asked if prices will rise equally across the country or hit particular regions harder than others.