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USDA crop reports disappoint traders

Oct 25, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold its annual meeting with traders who rely on the agency's crop reports. And some of them are frustrated with the accuracy of the reports they've been getting lately. Eve Troeh explains.
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Why corn prices are at a two-year high

Oct 12, 2010
An economic comeback is underway in the nation's farm belt. Corn prices are surging to two-year highs. Reporter Janet Babin talks with Bill Radke about how this might affect consumers.
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Letters: "A Pledge to America," the DIY spirit and urban farming

Sep 28, 2010
Kai Ryssdal sifts through the Marketplace mailbag and reads your responses to our stories on the Republicans' "Pledge to America," the DIY spirit and urban farming.
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Cotton prices reach 15-year high

Sep 24, 2010
Cotton closed above a dollar a pound this week. That's its highest price in 15 years. Why have prices risen so much? Jeremy Hobson reports.
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Egg farmer linked to recall faces grilling

Sep 22, 2010
Jack DeCoster, the egg facility owner at the heart of the recent recall linked with salmonella, is scheduled to testify at a Congressional hearing. His farm operations have had a long history of environmental violations. Kathleen Masterson has this profile.
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U.K.'s countryside losing its green

Sep 20, 2010
The U.K.'s budget cuts could threaten the upkeep of the countryside's picturesque hedgerows.
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Genetically modified food v. World hunger

Sep 20, 2010
A "superfish" type of salmon may be served for dinner soon, if the FDA approves Aqua Bounty's genetically modified salmon. Critics don't buy Aqua Bounty's argument that genetically modified food will solve world hunger and food shortages.
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Commodity prices spiking

Sep 16, 2010
Cocoa beans to corn, commodity prices are on the rise. This is good news for investors who are looking for another place to put their money instead of the stock markets. But it's bad news for companies, particularly small businesses, who need to figure out how to balance costs and profits.
Posted In: Agriculture, Food, Investing
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Corn syrup v. Corn sugar?

Sep 14, 2010
This final note today, one that pretty much writes itself, to be honest with you. The Corn Refiners Association has just about had it with the...
Posted In: Agriculture, FDA, food and drink, semantics, sugar
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MID-DAY UPDATE: About those taxes...

Sep 8, 2010
President Obama does not want tax cuts for the rich to be extended....
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