Ken Colombini, a spokesman for the National Corn Growers Association, a Washington trade group, said that not all of the rise in food
prices could be attributed to a rise in corn
prices. “A drop in corn production is a factor, but animals are under other stresses related to the drought as well,” Mr. Colombini said.
Ray Gilmer, a spokesman for the United Fresh Produce Association, said fruit and vegetable producers, for the most part, were not being affected by the drought.