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Political Factoid
2011 Food Prices
| Wheat |
up 114% |
| Corn |
up 86% |
| Soybeans |
up 56% |
| Coffee |
up 65% |
| Sugar |
up 79% |
Prices are not set by family farmers.
Prices are not set by consumers.
Prices are manipulated by large
corporate processors, distributors,
and financial speculators (called
"commodity traders").
cf.
5336,
Free Market Not
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