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There have been concerns that, beyond the rising cost of fuel and feed, a hidden factor may be driving food prices higher: collusion among farmers, food processors, or exporters. Federal prosecutors have opened separate criminal probes into possible price-fixing by major egg producers and California tomato processors. This is the latest in a series of [...]

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Most people probably don’t realize (I didn’t) that the U.S. has a strategic grain reserve. Well had. It’s almost entirely depleted. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) operates the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) which, according to the USDA site, performs the following functions:
“The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is a Government-owned [...]

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