http://kool1017.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:30:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kool1017.com/pasta-prices-on-the-rise-along-with-the-flood-waters/ http://kool1017.com/pasta-prices-on-the-rise-along-with-the-flood-waters/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:55:33 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=9331 As flood waters rise this spring around the heartland, the destruction isn't limited to the family farm;  Prices at the grocery store are also affected - primarily pasta.
North Dakota had finished planting only 44% of its durum wheat crop as of June 19

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Though there are many causes of China's food safety crisis, one critical reason is Chinese consumers' love of glitzy and exotic food

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