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MID-DAY UPDATE: Egypt, Australia , and job numbers
Feb 2, 2011
Egyptian protesters in Cairo -- both opponents and supporters of President Mubarak's leadership -- are clashing today after the leader conceded to...
Orange crops squeezed by cold weather, incurable disease
Jan 19, 2011
Orange juice, an American breakfast table staple, may eventually become a rare treat if damaged crops continue to sour the citrus industry.
For ...
The outlook on food prices
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Adriene Hill
Jan 15, 2011
Food prices are climbing higher and higher. Adriene Hill explains what's going on to Steve Chiotakis, and talks about who might be profiting from the price spike.
What's pushing food prices up?
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Adriene Hill
Jan 13, 2011
The cost of groceries continues to climb. Marketplace's Adriene Hill takes a look at the factors that are causing the increase.
MIDDAY UPDATE: Price spikes in agricultural commodities, Companies to watch in 2011
Jan 13, 2011
The price of agricultural commodities has spiked since last summer, according to a report from the U.S. Agriculture Department. Increasing demand...
Growing coffee in China's tea country
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Rob Schmitz
Jan 10, 2011
Tea has been an intrinsic part of Chinese culture for thousands of years, but with more urban Chinese demanding coffee, more tea farmers in China's tea-growing regions are also growing coffee.
The winners and losers in commodities
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 3, 2011
This final note today, a word on commodities as we leave 2010 in the rear view mirror....
For public good, not for profit.
Is farmland the next real estate bubble?
Dec 16, 2010
The value of farmland is at an all-time high -- and it's still rising. Investors are snapping up agricultural land -- should they be concerned about another disastrous bubble burst?
Mayan farmers struggle to grow corn
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Scott Tong
Dec 9, 2010
Within a few decades, corn crops in Tabi, Mexico went from abundant to sparse. Indigenous farmers there feel real change in the climate and want governments to help them cope.
$40 billion can't buy BHP Billiton potash
Nov 4, 2010
Canada's Potash Corporation accounts for 30 percent of the world's potash supply, and BHP Billiton wants in on the fertilizer's market. Stephen Beard has more.