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Connecticut: A Pricey State For Raising Kids
We live in a beautiful state, but, according to this article from the Huffington Post, we also reside in a very pricey area for raising children. Connecticut is listed as the 9th most expensive state, in terms of child care bills, housing costs and...
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Wet U.S. Midwest sections may lead to fewer corn acres
Reuters* Corn acreage reductions possible in some areas of Midwest * Warmer weather next week to spur crop growth * Farmers racing to catch up corn plantings CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Rainfall over the next week to 10 days in parts of the Midwest will delay...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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RPT-TABLE-Trade estimates for USDA weekly grain/soy export sales
ReutersCHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - The following are trade estimates for net U.S. grain/soy export sales in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly report. The data are scheduled for release on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. CDT (1230 GMT). Grains, soybeans and... -
In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
ReutersBy David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...Tags: Bodies of Water, Science and Technology, China, Rivers, Food Industry
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LIVESTOCK-Fund buying lifts US hog futures to 9 1/2-month high
Reuters* Short-covering adds to futures advance * Live cattle fall as cash prices weaken * CME livestock traders digest meat storage data By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to a 9-1/2-month...Tags: Holidays, Memorial Day, Russia
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Farmers race storms to wrap up corn plantings
Reuters* Planting progress expected between showers * Spring rains a boon for crop prospects * Plantings at breakneck pace last week By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers should begin winding down corn plantings over the next week to 10 days...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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Lanworth sees world wheat production below USDA view
ReutersCHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - Crop forecaster Lanworth said on Wednesday it estimates world wheat production below the U.S. government's forecasts due to warm and dry weather in key growing areas of the United States and Russia. Lanworth said it sees 2013/...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Weather, Weather Reports, Arable Farming
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CBOT July corn price fate may soon be sealed
Reuters* July contract now a key to market direction * Tight stocks, huge plantings leads to volatility * Corn bulls and bears have plenty of trade signals By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - Analysts and traders see the final two weeks of May as a key...Tags: Derivative Securities, Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Ethanol, Environmental Issues
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CME live cattle futures trade mixed; await cash trade
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures traded narrowly mixed on Wednesday as investors wait for cattle in the cash market to change hands, analysts and traders said. * They said futures' continued discount to last week's cash cattle prices underpinned...Tags: Holidays, Plant Closings, Memorial Day
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Growers catch up on corn planting
ST. LOUIS -- U.S. farmers who could only watch helplessly this spring as storm after storm left their fields a muddy mess took to their tractors en masse last week and planted a record amount of corn acreage, even in areas where conditions are still far... -
Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
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Analysis: U.S. food labels seen heating up North America meat war
ReutersWINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States is poised to introduce stricter rules on the labeling of meat imports this week, a move that is likely to heat up a simmering trade dispute with Canada and Mexico. Under new regulations that...Tags: Corporate Officers, Tom Vilsack, Politics, Consumers, Mexico City
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