Food price increases to slow down

Last year grocery prices went up 6.4 percent. The USDA says food prices will continue to go up this year, but not as fast as they did last year. The USDA’s Bob Ellison has more.

1. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
2. Beef bull management refresher
3. Beef research and resources update
4. Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
5. Help for flood affected farmers
6. Representative Lucas discusses new Farm Bill

1. New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
2. Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
3. The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
4. Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
5. Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
6. Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade

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2. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
3. World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
4. Commentary: Slanting the statistics
5. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
6. Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop