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Volatile grain market could end up costing consumers

Soaring grain prices may be high now but they are also more volatile, leaving farmers in a quandary about planning for next year’s harvest. The story says the uncertain market is turning some farmers into “reluctant day traders and part-time lobbyists” and that the rising costs of doing business, such as increased crop-insurance premiums, will ultimately trickle down into consumers’ pockets. Full story