Analyst David Driscoll said in a note to investors that even though retail prices in the third quarter are already 5 percent higher year over year, commodities have "picked up speed" over the past six months. Costs are higher due to a number of reasons, including crop disease, weather conditions, animal feed costs and a rise in international demand for commodities. co. may be "the biggest beneficiary from the current inflationary environment" since the company's retail prices are up nearly...

Frozen pot pies suspected in salmonella outbreak - CNN.com /health Home. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service on Tuesday advised consumers not to eat the pot pies "until we are able to determine the source, products and potential production dates of contamination and to verify proper cooking instructions for these not-ready-to-eat products. By Friday, it had identified the pot pies as a potential source of the salmonella that sickened more than 100 people in...

North Dakota is focusing on nations with "transitional" economies, such as Ukraine, which is now seeing substantial direct investment and is revamping its agricultural sector. That's the case in North Dakota, for example, where its trade office has helped the state's foreign exports grow by 87 percent since 2001. It doesn't hurt to have the dollar sinking in value and a relatively strong global economy. market with six weeks of our production," says Brian Dahl, a vice president. American...

The once idyllic little town with cobblestone streets and traditional architecture, which in the 1980s was popular among skiers and hikers from the former Soviet bloc, has changed beyond recognition. The state has abdicated its functions to exercise control and the rule of law," said Ivan Sirleshtov, 60, a member of a local civil group to fight graft. The tale of Bansko is a microcosm of the property boom in mountain resorts and along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, where corporate appetites...

North Dakota is focusing on nations with "transitional" economies, such as Ukraine, which is now seeing substantial direct investment and is in the process of revamping its agricultural sector. It doesn't hurt to have the dollar sinking in value - down almost 9 percent so far this year - and a relatively strong global economy. That's the case in North Dakota, for example, where its trade office has helped the state's foreign exports grow by 87 percent since 2001. It had to improve the...

Ranchers and dryland wheat producers joined row crop farmers in celebration. A long-awaited rain covered much of western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming this weekend, leaving between one and four inches of precipitation. Darnell said sugar beet harvest is 43 percent complete, and is expected to reach 70 percent by the end of the week. By today, the "greasy" slick roads, caused by the slow rain falling on extremely dry, powdery surfaces, are expected to have dried enough to provide good...