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Chocolate lovers, who are facing price hikes in the wake of record cocoa prices, can take solace in one thing: the cost of their deliciousness likely will never reach the level of caviar. That...
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The Nikkei fell 11%. The Ethisphere Institute released its list of the most ethical companies saying those most open with employees and shareholders topped the list. (Reuters) The euro zone will...
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The controversial field of medical marijuana is heading to Wall Street. An initial public offering is likely on the way from an equipment-maker for this sector. GrowOp Technology Ltd. is soon to...
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IMF researchers believe that high food prices are a problem which will linger, at least in the foreseeable future. Bad weather is part of the reason. The growth in bio-fuels in another. The IMF...
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The Chief Economist of the USDA issued his “Prospects for the US Farm Economy in 2011” The document is barely 10 pages long, but it says a great deal. The US farmer will have an outstanding year....
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The price of many agricultural commodities rose more than 25% from June 2010 to December 2010, according to a recent World Bank study. There are several reasons that the report is alarming. The first...
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Medical marijuana is easily one of the most controversial businesses in America today. It is also one super-fast growth industry. 24/7 Wall St. is always on the lookout for issues where Wall...
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Rising food prices may be hurting consumers around the globe, but they aren’t doing any damage to the farmers who raise the food and the companies that supply those farmers with equipment. Deere...
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Inflation is often defined as the overall increase in the price of goods and services. That oversimplifies how inflation works and does not include the drop in currency values or purchasing power....
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Agribusiness giant Syngenta AG (NYSE: SYT) has gotten approval from the US Department of Agriculture to grow a strain of corn that has been genetically modified to make it cheaper and more...
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Only a few years ago most of us associated biodiesel with recycling of used cooking oil to produce a transportation fuel that Willie Nelson used on his tour bus. The exhaust smelled an awful lot like...
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The U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report in 2007 which said that “up to 40 percent of the Amazonian forests could react drastically to even a slight reduction in...
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AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGC), a maker of tractors and combines and farming equipment, reported that its fourth quarter earnings more than doubled to $85.2 million. This came to $0.88 EPS adjusted...
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When BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) made its $38.6 billion offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), the size of the deal put a spotlight on the fertilizer makers, especially those that...
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To state the obvious, there is only so much farmland in the US. The National Cotton Council of America says that farmers will plant 14% more cotton this year compared to last. NCC Vice President...
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