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Corn prices

A wetter winter raised hopes for better yield in the Corn Belt

by Kai Ryssdal
May 9, 2023
"Prices have stayed strong," reports Keith Alverson, a South Dakota farmer whose financial management includes trading grain electronically.
While some farmers pay brokers to track prices and trade grain, others skip the middleman.
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The Corn Belt is facing smaller yields, but higher prices are keeping this farmer's hopes up

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 15, 2022
Drought has made the last few years tough for farmers like Keith Alverson of Chester, South Dakota. But higher corn prices are keeping him optimistic.
Farmers in the Corn Belt have endured two years of drought.
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Which rose first: the price of chicken or corn?

by Justin Ho
May 11, 2021
Food commodity prices have been rising steadily over the past several months, leading to an ever-more-expensive supply chain.
Animals that eat pricier corn are now costing more per head, like chickens. Plus, people have been eating more chicken during the pandemic.
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