The tour will feature artifacts, photographs, and illustrations about the history of food n on the farm, in stores and restaurants, in kitchen and on the table. That smell of down-home cooking wafting through the local streets could either be coming from your grandmom s house, or from the Historical Society of Cecil County, which will be serving up a slew of culinary attractions this summer. But using Maryland s fast-moving rivers to help power mills, farmers began to produce wheat and...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's inflation rate has entered a "comfort zone" and fears of overheating in the economy are in the past, a top government official said on Monday, as he predicted growth of at least 8.5 percent this fiscal year. The Indian economy, Asia's third-largest, grew 9.4 percent in the fiscal year that ended in March, its highest rate in 18 years and second only to China among major economies. Ahluwalia said the government was taking major steps to improve the supply of...

Agricultural exports to Egypt average one billion dollars a year. CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt has received a refund worth more than 13 million dollars for a "bad shipment" of US wheat, the minister of trade and industry said Friday. The 60,000-tonne shipment delivered by US firm ADM in May was rejected by Egyptian authorities, who sent the shipment back and threatened to review all contracts with the firm, MENA said. The United States is a major supplier of wheat, corn, and soybean products to...

With a strong, global population of market participants, we're confident that CBOT benchmark products will remain among the most liquid exchange-traded contracts in the global financial community. Dan said, "The CBOT has now achieved record volume for both quarters of 2007 -- a testament to our focus on expanding global access to CBOT markets. Building on its 159-year history, the CBOT continues to advance into the future using the strength of deep liquidity, market integrity and...

Production of grain including wheat, canola and barley might be between 5 million and 9 million tonnes, Michael Musgrave, operations manager at the state's largest grain handler, said. Wheat prices rose to a record last week and canola has jumped 48 per cent in the past year as drought from Australia to Ukraine added pressure on shrinking global inventories. WA has had below-average rainfall this year and showers last week in most growing areas were too late for some crops, Mr Musgrave...