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Corn Planting at 77-Year High

Posted: March 28, 2013 at 2:13 pm

The latest report on U.S. crop plantings for this year have sent corn prices tumbling more than 5% today and ended the day’s trading when prices fell the maximum allowable ...
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U.S. Consumers Paying Less for Meat, More for Vegetables

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 3:17 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released its preliminary report on March farm prices. The index uses prices from 1990-1992 as its base value (100). The March price index ...
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Food Prices Rising Sharply

Posted: January 31, 2013 at 4:58 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported today that January agricultural product prices received by farmers rose 9% in January compared with December prices. Prices were 15% higher than in January ...
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U.S. Crop Report Boosts Ag Prices

Posted: January 11, 2013 at 12:44 pm

Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inaugurated its new practice of releasing the monthly crop reports at noon ET. January saw a decline in the forecast for the Florida ...
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The Nine Foods The Government Is Paying For You To Eat

Posted: July 6, 2011 at 6:42 am

Over the past 15 years, the federal government paid nearly $150 billion in subsidies to U.S. farmers. It paid $77 billion to plant corn in the U.S. between 1995 and ...
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As Russia Burns, Who Wins And Loses?

Posted: August 10, 2010 at 5:25 pm

Russia's worst heat wave on record is going to complicate its recovery from the worst recession in 15 years.  It also may wreak havoc on many of its trading partners. ...
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