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...