The National Bureau of Statistics in China reported on Nov. 4 that the average price of everything from rice to soybeans is either unchanged from the previous month, or lower.

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For example, in order to maintain the highest level of genetic purity, distinct varieties of self-pollinated crops such as wheat, rice, soybeans and barley need to be separated by at least 60 feet.

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Every major crop around the globe is being stunted, from rice to wheat to cotton to soybeans.

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Much of this is rice, wheat, chicken, corn and soybeans supplied by companies such as Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill and Tyson Foods.

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