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NEWS ABOUT: grains

grains stories: 5 news summaries

Volatile Markets a Growing Concern for Farmers

Volatile prices, uncertain demand push some farmers into the red

Dec 30, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Volatile commodity prices and uncertainty about future demand are nurturing growing concern among American farmers as revenues sink—even as demand sprouts in emerging energy markets, the Wall Street Journal reports. Costs of doing business—namely seed, machinery, and fertilizer—are riding high alongside transportation costs, and commodity prices are... More »

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agriculture • farming • ethanol • grains • commodities • agricultural economy • corn belt

Boom Time on Heartland Farms

US farmers strike it rich satisfying ethanol, export demands

Feb 15, 08 2:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The US economy may be teetering on a precipice but agriculture is enjoying what one industry analyst is calling a "golden age" after decades of decline, with bountiful harvests of crops and profits. The boom is fueled by the soaring demand from ethanol producers and to fill grain orders... More »

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agriculture • ethanol • Credit Suisse • corn • biofuel • Nebraska • Cedar Rapids • wheat • rice • farmer • grains • Food and Agriculture Organization • boom • heartland • rural America • Albion • agricultural economy • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago • Boone County Commissioners • VeraSun • cash crops

10 Ways to Eat More Grains

Here are some easy suggestions for making your diet healthier

Jan 17, 08 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Did you vow to eat healthier in 2008? Start by adding whole grains to your diet with these these 10 tips from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
  1. When a recipe calls for white flour, use half white flour and half whole wheat.
  2. Add ½ cup of cooked bulgur,
... More »

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obesity • health • diet • list • grains • carbs • whole grains

Starchy Foods Increase
Diabetes Risk

But adding whole grains to the diet improves the odds

Nov 27, 07 3:05 AM CST
(Newser) - African-American and Chinese women whose diets are high in starchy foods like white rice are at bigger risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, researchers have discovered. The good news is that eating whole-grain foods can help reduce the risk, according to two studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine. As... More »

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bread • diabetes • public health • blood pressure • wheat • rice • black women • grains • carbs • Chinese women

Foes Hungry for US Grains

Iran, Venezuela hungry for American corn, wheat

Sep 13, 07 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has called President Bush Satan, and Iran is that nuclear thorn in Washington's side, but neither country hesitates to import tons of grains straight from America's bread basket—especially during shortages the past few months. "They want to feed their people. They don't want to screw... More »

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Iran • agriculture • Venezuela • corn • wheat • international relations • grains

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