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Flour Is Costing a Lot of Bread

The rising cost of wheat is forcing bakers to increase their prices

By Jim O'Neill, Newser User

Posted Mar 16, 2008 8:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – Consumers are getting hit in the breadbasket as tight flour supplies push bakers’ costs higher, reports the Los Angeles Times. Wheat crop failures, the weak US dollar and more farmers growing corn for ethanol instead of grain have more than doubled the price of a... Read full story »

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Flour Is Costing a Lot of Bread

The rising cost of wheat is forcing bakers to increase their prices

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