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...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email Corn to fuel cost for food Alternative fuel demand will up prices for groceries By SEAN ADKINS Daily Record/Sunday News Article Launched:06/03/2007 01:01:19 AM EDT At bottom: From corn Jun 3, 2007 Americans' hunger for alternative fuels might cost them at the grocery store. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email Corn to fuel cost for food Alternative fuel demand will up prices for groceries By SEAN ADKINS Daily...

Uniting our efforts to provide farmers with risk management alternatives that maximize their profitability is a logical step for two organizations committed to serving the best interests of our farmer-members and owners, says Larry Keene, GROWMARK director of grain risk management and value enhanced products. The venture brings together the organizations grain and livestock marketing analysis and contract execution functions in an effort to offer farmers the best marketing tools available....

With gas prices over $3 a gallon this summer, area farmers are doing what they can to ensure higher petroleum-based product costs do not cause a $2 or $3 increase in the price of a dozen ears of sweet corn. As always, adverse weather conditions may have an impact on prices as well, he said, noting that as yet he was not aware of any major price increases in the early crops, such as strawberries. Although growers who sell locally grown produce at roadside farm stands are unhappy about...