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Farm Lobby Beats Back Assault On Subsidies
With grain prices soaring, farm income at record highs and the federal budget deficit widening, the subsidies and handouts given to American farmers would seem vulnerable to a serious pruning.

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Corn choice could be key to consumers

As spring planting nears, farmers are making a choice that could affect what Americans pay for everything from car fuel to chicken wings.

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CBOT Corn Review: Bounce From Losses On Bullish Acres Talk

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher Friday, rebounding from earlier session losses on bullish acreage outlooks for Monday'splantings report and supportive underlying fundamentals.

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Huge U.S shift away from corn to soy acres

Record-high soybean prices are expected to lure U.S. farmers to make a huge shift away from corn production in 2008 and if the current cold, soggy weather pattern persists in key corn states, corn plantings may be cut even more dramatically than analysts now expe

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Glo orders NFA to have corn sold in its outlets, supply watched

BEFORE the supply of corn grits runs out, President Arroyo ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to find out if local distributors have been hoarding it or if it is distributed unevenly.

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Corn farmers anxious to get back into fields

Recent rains and flooding have many Arkansas farmers cooling their heels. They would like to be preparing their land for planting corn, but weather-related problems have delayed tillage operations.

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South Africa Raises Corn Crop Estimate by 1.7 Percent

South Africa, the biggest corn producer in Africa, raised its corn crop forecast for this season by 1.7 percent.

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