Corn Is the Latest Commodity to Soar
Posted By: OhioNick, 5/10/2021 4:09:15 PM
America’s biggest cash crop has rarely been more expensive. Corn prices have risen roughly 50% in 2021 and a bushel costs more than twice what it did a year ago. Corn has been one of the sharpest risers in the broad rally in raw materials that is prompting companies to boost prices for goods and fueling concern among investors that inflation could hobble the post-pandemic economic recovery. Lumber prices have shot to more than four times what is typical, pushing up home prices and obliterating renovation budgets. Copper, a cog of industry found throughout the home and in electronics, hit record prices Friday.
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Spanish politician temporarily suspended
by Twitter after saying 'a man cannot get
pregnant' 13 replies
by Twitter after saying 'a man cannot get
pregnant' 13 replies
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Veteran who was harassed by Antifa over
flag says riots have become part of
Portland’s landscape 6 replies
flag says riots have become part of
Portland’s landscape 6 replies
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He said he also witnessed a 65-year-old Black veteran attempt to stop the burning of Johnson’s flag, only to be beaten by alleged Black Lives Matter protesters.
Outrage after social media users discover
series of Hitler-praising tweets from CNN
freelancer 16 replies
series of Hitler-praising tweets from CNN
freelancer 16 replies
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Kid you not.
According to the London Spectator (hat tip: Daily Caller), citing a podcast interview that Prince Harry made with the Davos-like Aspen Institute:
I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment as I sort of understand it, but it is bonkers. I don’t want to start going down the
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U.N. Secretary General calls
for immediate Gaza ceasefire
as civilian death toll increases 27 replies
for immediate Gaza ceasefire
as civilian death toll increases 27 replies
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called the violent conflict between Israel and Gaza militants “utterly appalling” and urged for an immediate ceasefire, as the worst outbreak of fighting in years stretches into seven days and takes a heavy toll on civilians. “This latest round of violence only perpetuates the cycles of death, destruction and despair, and pushes farther to the horizon any hopes of coexistence and peace,” Guterres said during a U.N. Security Council meeting.
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