Prices for oil, grains fall — but not for food

You won’t see relief at the supermarket until next year at least, analysts predict

By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin
November 9, 2008

While crude oil and grain prices have fallen considerably in recent weeks, food prices have not.

That’s because some of the decreases in crude oil and grain prices — the rise of which contributed to the jump in food prices that began early this year — have not yet....

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