Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) NK Brief No. 09-10-19-2 10/19/2009 As concerns over lean harvests and food shortages grow, North Koreans are growing more worried as rumors over worsening conditions next year make their way through North Korean communities. Temperatures in North Korea dropped sharply in July, leading to freezing that impacted the agricultural … Continue reading North Korea expecting smaller grain harvest due to increasing temperatures