Shou Juhua, in his 50s, had to use a dinghy on Sunday to check his grapes, located on nearby high ground and spared, at least for now, from the worst of the flooding.
And supply is tightening. Monsoons and bad weather last year damaged sugar crops in India and Mexico; and the largest sugar exporter, Brazil, now USES half the sugar it produces to make ethanol.
Dysthymic disorder, or dysthymia, is characterized by long-term (2 years or longer) symptoms that may not be severe enough to disable a person but can prevent normal functioning or feeling well.
She knew the chance of contracting any disease this way was remote, but her promise calmed the mother and showed McHugh's son that his bad behaviour was being taken seriously.