He said the alternative use of corn for ethanol is driving corn prices up, which ultimately affects food prices by driving up the cost of corn-heavy livestock feed. If food prices continue at that rate, it will be the largest food hike since 1980, Jackman said. But it s not just gas prices causing food prices to spike. Economists say food prices in 2007 have increased more rapidly than they have in years. However, food prices are volatile and eventually may slow down, he said. As a result,...

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Premier Wen Jiabao stressed after visiting several pig farms around the country that measures must be taken to protect the interests of consumers as well as pig farmers. Edible oil and grain saw price rises starting early this year, which naturally led to rising prices in pig feed. As the meat price accounts for about 8 percent of the CPI, it could easily bring CPI growth over 4 percent if other food prices rise in coming months. According to statistics released by the National Bureau of...

If you don't think the number of acres Nebraska corn farmers are planting affect you, consider that soaring corn prices raise the price of bread, beef, eggs and milk. They're paying higher prices for seed, fertilizer and -- like everyone else -- higher fuel prices. Nebraska farmers have planted about 9 million acres of corn, the most since 1936. In many parts of the state, heavy rains have been a big help to the corn crop, but there are areas around the state that got flooded and it...

But much of the sweet corn had yet to be planted, so it should still be available for summer. However, heading into the summer growing season, Tennesseans can still expect plenty of sweet corn. And in other news, Phil Bredesen will look for ways to impose a special sweet corn tax to offset loss of tax monies from poor wheat and strawberry crops. Abundant sweet corn crop is expected in Tennessee. The sudden cold snap wiped out many fruit crops and hurt the state's corn and wheat. Since...

Sheeran, who held talks last month during a field trip to Ethiopia about local food assistance procurement and its potential for making a positive impact on human development, noted that WFP had a huge market presence with its cash-based purchases across the developing world. We all know that food security requires both access to food and sustainable production. Sheeran, who held talks last month during a field trip to Ethiopia about local food assistance procurement and its potential for...

In a statement, NFM marketing director Keith Chin announced that prices on some of its flour products would be increased and this increase would be effective yesterday. He said the Bakers Association is still to examine the new prices and may have to increase the prices of bread and other bakery products if it becomes necessary. The announcement also took Government by surprise and left the countrys bakers with little option but to raise the price of bread and other bakery products. Kiss...

The highlights of the six-disc set come from the beginning and end of Hepburn's career with 1933's "Morning Glory," a tale of a rural woman struggling to become a Broadway star that earned the actress her first of four Academy Awards, and 1979's "The Corn Is Green," George Cukor's TV remake of the Bette Davis classic about a teacher in a Welsh mining town. The movie comes in the R-rated theatrical version or an unrated edition adding about 12 minutes of footage. The highlights of the...

Boost for grain growers - but livestock gloom - as prices rise. The London futures trade is also looking bright, with quotes for feed wheat for November up by 4 at 103 per tonne, which is the better part of 30 higher than the spot price for the same month last year. The same trend is evident for barley, but there is little trading at present, as growers of malting quality grain remain confident that buyers will have to raise their bids substantially. For once, it appears that farmers may...