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Contract Gives Whole New Meaning to ‘Pork’ (Update 3)

July 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Nowhere on the web page for FARMER JOHN® Premium Spiral Sliced Half Hams could I find a “2-lb. frozen ham sliced” priced at $1,191,200. I could, however, find a contract summary (shown below) that appears to reveal that the Department of Agriculture paid Clougherty Packaging, L.L.C., $1,191,200 for a “2 POUND FROZEN HAM SLICED.”

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As Food Costs Skyrocket, USDA Raises Milk Prices

May 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

As food and fuel prices continue to rise faster than they have in decades, the USDA decided now was a good time to raise milk prices. In response, the International Dairy Foods Association issued the statement below which, in my opinion, most Americans could have been summed up in far fewer words (i.e., “What [...]

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Riots, Unrest Predicted as Price of Rice Soars

March 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Rice is produced worldwide and is the primary staple for more than half the world’s population, according to the USDA Economic Research Service’s Rice Report. So when prices for this food staple and others skyrocket overnight, it’s not surprising to see that riots and unrest are being predicted around the world:
Philippine activists warn about [...]

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Cow Flatulence Fix Could Save Taxpayers $20 Million

June 28th, 2007 · No Comments

An article published yesterday on the web site of WETM-TV in Elmira, N.Y., began with these words:
You can definitely smell it, but you can’t see it.

One might think the writer was referring to political deals being hashed out behind closed doors in the nation’s capitol. Alas, that’s not the case. The invisible aromas [...]

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