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Wheat
When trade policy affects the farm
Nov 5, 2019
Bad weather, low prices, and a trade war — it's not looking bright for America's farmers.
Courtesy of Michelle Erickson Jones
Government aid is coming to U.S. farmers hit by tariff losses, but it probably won’t be enough
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Reema Khrais
Aug 27, 2018
U.S. farmers who are caught up in the wider U.S., China and Mexico trade disputes are expected to get details today on a $12 billion aid package to help offset the effects of retaliatory tariffs. Farmers have been watching prices drop for milk, wheat, soybeans and more, and they don’t even know how to calculate […]
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What it means to say Kraft manipulated the wheat market
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Stan Alcorn
Apr 3, 2015
There's a fine line between "hedging" and "faking."
Chafing at the high price of U.S. wheat
Aug 8, 2013
American wheat growers are facing stiff competition this year from cheaper crops in Romania and the Ukraine.
Modified wheat creates more questions than answers for Northwest farmers
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Kai Ryssdal
May 30, 2013
Wheat farmers in the Pacific Northwest wait for more news on unapproved genetically engineered wheat discovered in Oregon.
Computers silence a Kansas City trading floor
Feb 6, 2013
The CME Group will move wheat trading from Kansas City to Chicago in June.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Fannie and Freddie, commercial real estate, Jordanian tourism
Feb 9, 2011
The Mortgage Bankers Association this morning reported that applications for home mortgages dropped 5.5 percent last week. And the Wall Street...
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Price spikes in agricultural commodities, Companies to watch in 2011
Jan 13, 2011
The price of agricultural commodities has spiked since last summer, according to a report from the U.S. Agriculture Department. Increasing demand...
MID-DAY UPDATE: GDP revised down
Aug 27, 2010
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stepped up to the podium to kick off a big central bankers' convention in Wyoming. We have one analyst's...
Job losses in July -- worse than expected...
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Bill Radke
Aug 6, 2010
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... many lost in public sector
Fannie Mae posts smallest loss in three years, requests $1.5B bailout
Wheat shortage: who's affected in ...