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Not really, no. We grow so much extra corn that it's easily recouped.

Don't get me wrong. This is a problem. This is not okay.

It's just this isn't quite Set The World Ablaze And Panic level bad. Is mostly just annoying. Of those three million acres, they were 'damaged' which is different than 'destroyed.' I suspect we will still have plenty of HFCS and ethanol.

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It's not just corn:

The new "low volatility" versions of dicamba didn't stay where they belonged. They drifted into nearby fields, damaging crops there — mostly soybeans, but also vegetables and orchards.

Also, there's no reason to suspect that it damaged only economically important plants. Nearby wildlife would plausibly be impacted.

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