South African Drought Slams Everything From Grapes to Lambs
- Wheat-crop forecast was cut again as dryness hurts yields
- Sheep farmers have reduced flock numbers to bare minimum
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Sheep farmers around Williston, a rural town in South Africa’s drought-hit Northern Cape, face a tough choice: either truck in costly feed to keep their animals alive or slaughter much of their stock.
After at least three years of dryness in the country’s largest province, many have chosen the second option.