In years with a poor harvest too many people could be brought west and some would find themselves out of work.

There hadn't been much food to store, after a poor harvest.

Those who did not honour the dead were said to have a poor harvest.

Grain production was cut by at least a third, because of a particularly poor harvest.

Cold weather last year contributed to a very poor harvest.

There are many reasons for the poor harvest beyond the weather.

But the rains came late this year and brought a poor harvest.

In addition, many people fear a poor harvest and even famine.

A lack of rain has produced a particularly poor harvest this year.

Then there was a long drought which produced a very poor harvest.

A poor harvest this fall could lead to a bleak winter.

Yet another poor harvest in 2008 could lead to a food supply shortage that no one ever thought was possible.

At the same time, Britain suffered a series of poor harvests.

Food supplies meant to tide people over through this poor harvest are already running out.

And, too, a couple of poor harvests could shrink stocks again.

Supplies were a perpetual problem, thanks to the previous year's poor harvest.

One year of poor harvest and we are starving before spring."

The current food price increases can be blamed partly on the poor harvest.

The original meaning of the boycotts had been about the poor harvest in 1901.

This was exacerbated by poor harvest and subsequent lack of food.

In addition, 1816 was unusually wet and cold, producing a very poor harvest.

A poor harvest is a sign of small profits.

The government reduced taxes in times of poor harvest and provided relief after disasters.

"You talked about it earlier because of the poor harvests in Hydlen."

On top of this was the poor harvest last year which further weakened Serbian state revenues.