For example, tortilla prices in Guatemala have doubled due to decreased supply of corn.
When the price of corn goes up, the price of all of these foods go up.
As a result, courtesy of Corn, we have the screen image of the relevant proposal.
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They measure sample ears, noting any evidence of corn borer, root worm or hail damage.
The drawdown of corn inventories is due to huge U.S. government subsidies of corn-derived ethanol.
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Substitutes could be far cheaper than ears of corn--they require less attention, water, fertilizer and pesticides.
This late rally has helped the overall performance of corn, but soybeans and wheat remain weak.
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We passed what seems like endless fields of corn and soybeans, punctuated by wind turbines.
First they use 30-foot yellow ropes to mark off two 30-foot rows of corn.
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And the price of corn and other grains has also fallen in recent days.
Due to large government subsidies, the growth of corn-based ethanol has been nothing short of meteoric.
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So, especially in America, is the growing use of ethanol, an alternative fuel made of corn.
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The weather has caused massive crop failures, driving a significant spike in the price of corn.
Commodity futures, particularly in the areas of corn, soybeans, cotton, are pointing to still higher prices ahead.
Problems with the use of corn ethanol, another energy- alternative favorite, are also becoming more widely recognized.
The increase came from strong sales of corn and soybean sales in North America and weedkiller products.
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It is refined -- a bit spicy, yet clean and smooth with the sweetness of corn throughout.
Soldiers rolled drums of corn and vegetable oil to the camp, and we ate one plate each.
We have the futures markets: the future price of corn and soy and wheat has gone up.
The 13.2 billion gallons of ethanol mandated by the law will require 4.7 billion bushels of corn.
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Within six months 37 men and 3 women got tattoos of the sombrero-topped character astride a flying ear of corn.
Illinois farmer Robert Provin was sitting on the bumper of his car, eyeing a wormy ear of corn.
By March 1988, the government owned a vast 1.8 billion bushels of corn (maize), roughly a year's supply.
Meanwhile, the relative price of corn (maize) to rice, which is much more favoured, has jumped by half.
Monsanto has received U.S. Department of Agriculture approval for commercial sale of Bt strains of corn, potatoes and cotton.
The energy needed to produce a gallon of corn-based ethanol can exceed the energy generated by the ethanol itself.
On one side are hedgers using the market to lock in, say, the price of corn or Treasury notes.
In states like Iowa, farmers are in the critical stage of corn pollination.
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Hard to get shade rolling through miles of corn and soy bean fields.
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