In short, savings are the seed corn of a good economic harvest.

简而言之，储蓄是经济大丰收的种子。

youdao

The price of maize (corn) headed towards $6 a bushel, as estimates suggested that this year’s harvest in America will be disappointing.

根据预测本年度美国玉米产量将不尽人意，于是玉米价格一路攀升至每蒲式耳6美元。

youdao

Almost a third of the US corn harvest will be diverted into ethanol for motors this year, or 12pc of the global crop.

今年美国收获的玉米将有近三分之一，也就是世界产量的12%，会分流到机动车用乙醇生产中。

youdao

When it's time to harvest the rows of soybeans and corn, he makes the same trip three to four times weekly.

NPR: Future Heads Of Family Farms Dig Into Financials

In April, Texas Governor Rick Perry asked the EPA to reduce the total number of gallons of ethanol required to be blended into gasoline sold in the United States until 2010, arguing that biofuels production had increased the price of grain by diverting a huge share of the nation's corn harvest to ethanol production.

FORBES

As a result of the ongoing drought, the USDA has lowered its estimate of the 2012 U.S. corn harvest by a staggering 27 percent from their June figures (about 4 billion bushels).

FORBES: Feds Could Lessen Drought Impacts But Don't Bet The Farm On It