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A rice vendor uses a calculator with customers standing around at the Zhenxin Grain Wholesale Market April 17, 2008 in Shanghai, China. According to the National Development and Reform Commission, China is set to raise the minimum purchase prices of rice and wheat for the second time this year as global grain prices hit the highest in two decades. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
From farm to fuel tank
Broadcast: Midday, 04/22/2008, 11:00 a.m.
Agricultural economists join Midday to discuss the global food supply crisis, what it means for domestic farmers and the implications of using food for fuel.
Guests
Steven Taff: economist, University of Minnesota
Michael Swanson: agricultural economist, Wells Fargo
Audio
- From farm to fuel tank (program audio)
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