Price squeeze 'hitting farmers'
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The president of the National Farmers' Union accuses supermarkets of forcing some of his members out of business.
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US producer prices dropped unexpectedly last month as the cost of gasoline plunged and prices of food and vehicles fell, according to a government report on Friday that showed inflation pressures under wraps.
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ROME, Feb 18 (IPS) - The sharp increase in the international prices of  basic food is hitting the poorest rural communities, according to  groups representing millions of small farmers.
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The severe drought in Australia dents profits at the country's troubled wheat exporting business.
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Crops damaged by recent wet weather are being left to rot because it is too wet to harvest them, farmers say.
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Russian inflation hits food purchases hardest.
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British producers struggle to keep up with consumers' soaring demand.
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The food company's profits are hit by cost pressures -- are higher prices the solution?
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India's annual wholesale price inflation rate fell to 7.81 percent in the year to Sept. 4 due to lower prices of oilseeds and poultry and a higher base effect, data showed on Friday.
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Producer prices dropped unexpectedly last month as energy price gains eased and the cost of food and vehicles fell, according to a government report on Friday that showed inflation pressures fading.
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The National Farmers' Union president accuses supermarkets of forcing some of his members out of business.
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Swiss farmers have warned that, while 2004 was economically stable, there are tough times ahead for a sector that is already struggling.
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Grocery shoppers probably have noticed that food and beverage prices are higher in general this year and up sharply for some products. You can blame corn.
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Business & money: British economy faces rising costs of food and increasing energy prices amid slowing growth
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The government is criticised by MPs  for the failure to pay EU subsidies to thousands of farmers on time.
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By Steve Dube  Since foot-and-mouth and BSE farm profits have slumped, writes Country and Farming Editor Steve Dube.
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By Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 22--The price paid to farmers for a bushel of corn jumped more than a third over the past year, with bushel prices on commodity markets going from a little over $2 to more than $4.