Consumers paying higher food prices as corn prices soar. Department of Agriculture expects food prices to go up another 4 percent this year. Lands once planted in other crops are now being planted with corn to meet ethanol demand. Colorado farmers planted 25 percent more acres in corn this year than last, but the state remains an net-importer. The labor statistics bureau says food prices are up 4 percent this year, double last year's rate. Corn prices have nearly doubled in recent years....

I'd like to think farmers will get better prices to offset their losses. Food prices to rise after rain ruins crops. Fields in north Lincolnshire and east Yorkshire - two important areas growing vegetables - are some of the worst affected areas where up to 40% of the pea crop earmarked to be frozen has been lost. Flooded land means crops cannot be reached and large amounts of unharvested produce such as peas, wheat and barley are starting to rot. Moreover, farmers are unable to plant any...

Corn demand to make ethanol has little to do with the recent rise in food prices, said the organization, instead weather and high energy costs are more to blame. AFBF said that nearly all the evidence points to factors other than ethanol demand, including an early freeze that zapped fruits and vegetables, low world supplies of wheat, milk producers cutting back on production in response to last year s low prices and the rising cost of energy. AFBF said that nearly all the evidence points...

Colorado wheat farmers reaping amber waves of grain with prices up. A shortage of migrant labor has meant some farmers have had to help their neighbors. All across eastern Colorado semitrailer trucks and standard farm trucks are lining up at weigh scales. Too much rain in other wheat-producing states, including Oklahoma and Texas, is helping raise prices. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Darrell Hanavan, the executive director of the Colorado...

KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones) -- Feeder pig prices for negotiated sales have declined in recent weeks and could remain weak overall but variable for the near-term, say market analysts and livestock brokers. Feeder pig prices decline amid corn uncertainty, outlook.

food processors in exchange for further processed agricultural products that will be distributed through USDA domestic and international food assistance programs. This initiative will provide additional commodities to food banks and other entities to help meet food assistance needs. If additional commodities are forfeited, they could be distributed through the same process. The barter initiative will provide benefits to those in need both domestically and internationally, and it will save...

However, the higher corn prices may be negative for some of the livestock producers that will have to bid for corn against ethanol plants and foreign exports. Generally, the growth of the ethanol industry likely will reduce the amount of corn available for exports or livestock feed. In a short crop year, the potential is for very strong corn prices as ethanol plants and other corn-dependent industries bid for limited stocks. The question for the industry is how many more acres will switch...

Thanks to the warm, sunny days of late, the first 'CT Grown' sweet corn is expected to be harvested and available for residents to enjoy this weekend. Over the next two weeks, 'CT Grown' corn will begin appearing at grocery stores and other local retailers across the state. The fresh cilantro, roasted garlic or Dijon mustard in these recipes will work hard to offset the not-quite-native taste of corn that you aren't buying from a local farmer. We had thought we were pushing it, hoping that...

That's pretty much the way corn is throughout Georgia - irrigated corn is generally in good condition, and non-irrigated corn is generally in poor condition. Yes, Carr said, the price of corn is good, and with virtually his entire corn acreage irrigated, the crop is in excellent condition. On the edges, where his huge pivot irrigator can't reach, the corn is barely knee-high, leaves curled toward the sky in thirst and nary an ear is to be seen. Statistics released by the state June 29...