` Right now , everybody is of course thinking about it -- farmers as well as officials responsible for agriculture , '' Medvedev said in comments broadcast on Russian state television . ` He says crop losses will eventually affect the prices of flour , meat , and milk . A third of the country 's crops have been lost , the Russian president says . Forecasters say virtually no rain is forecast in Russia this month .
He says crop losses will eventually affect the prices of flour , meat , and milk . A third of the country 's crops have been lost , the Russian president says . Forecasters say virtually no rain is forecast in Russia this month .