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"The impact on fresh vegetables and on fruit in some places has been catastrophic."

Snow battering central China has dealt an 'extremely serious' blow to winter crops, a top agriculture official warned Thursday, raising the likelihood that future shortages would exaggerate already surging food prices.

Regions hit by the worst winter storms in 50 years provide the bulk of China's winter fruit and vegetables, Chen Xiwen, deputy director of the Communist Party's leading financial team, told reporters.

The full magnitude of the losses was unclear and much depended on the weather in the coming days, he said. Read more