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The national weight problem is fed, in some part, by the prevalence of grain-fed beef, corn-sweetened soft drinks, and soybean-based cooking oils, they say. Out of the venture grew a documentary film linking America's abundance of major, subsidized crops to its obesity epidemic. In response to growing concerns about health, particularly children's health, the new five-year farm bill going before the Senate now provides a record $2 billion for specialty crops, including money to buy fruits...

It s possible to trace the jump in food costs to the commodities markets, where the price of agriculture products and energy have reached multidecade highs this year. Because the markets for raw materials are often linked both across geography and with each other problems in one market can spread to another. Corn prices have come off their high due to expectations for a huge crop this year, but prices remain historically elevated because of inflation across the agriculture market. The...

With money rolling in as many subsidized crops such as corn, wheat and soybeans command unusually high prices, and with net farm income expected to hit a record this year, the government continues to throw cash at commodity growers. It will continue to raise consumer prices for some crops, such as sugar, while distorting trade and wrecking livelihoods in the developing world. And it will waste about $16 billion annually in taxpayer money far better spent elsewhere -- the closest thing to...

Citigroup inc.'s announcement Sunday that it sees another $8 billion to $11 billion in additional writeoffs due to credit-related losses raised concerns that the fallout from the summer's credit market turmoil has not ended. Wall Street pulled back in response to the credit concerns Monday, and that was a contributor to the decline in commodities as investors shied away from riskier investments. A stronger-than-expected reading on service sector growth Monday helped stem the losses in the...