Giant egg recall is likely to cause egg prices to rise
“Retailers may not have passed all or any of the increases on to consumers. But they will, predicts Len Steiner, industry analyst with SteinerConsulting.com.” – USA Today, August 25, 2010

Wheat, Corn Stockpiles Dwindle as Russia Drought Curbs Output
“In the U.S., it takes 11.9 bushels of corn, 143 pounds soybean meal and 33 pounds of dried distillers grains to feed a hog from birth to slaughter, said Altin Kalo, a commodity analyst for Steiner Consulting Group in Manchester, New Hampshire. Cattle eat 49.3 bushels of corn, 1.025 tons of dried distillers grains and 0.362 tons hay to reach an 820-pound carcass weight, Kalo said.” Bloomberg.com August 12, 2010