Agriculture

Stephan Richter of The Globalist offers his latest question, this time about the world's largest producer of tobacco.

A United Nations food agency said today that global food prices reached record highs in February, and warned that rising oil prices could prompt...

Alessandro di Pietro, host of the Italian daytime show "'Occhino alla Spesa" (which translates as "keeping an eye on the shopping") urged his viewers to boycott Sicily's famous Pachino tomatoes. di Peitro claims the mafia is controlling distribution of the popular food.

Egyptian protesters in Cairo -- both opponents and supporters of President Mubarak's leadership -- are clashing today after the leader conceded to...

Orange juice, an American breakfast table staple, may eventually become a rare treat if damaged crops continue to sour the citrus industry. For ...

Food prices are climbing higher and higher. Adriene Hill explains what's going on to Steve Chiotakis, and talks about who might be profiting from the price spike.

The cost of groceries continues to climb. Marketplace's Adriene Hill takes a look at the factors that are causing the increase.

The price of agricultural commodities has spiked since last summer, according to a report from the U.S. Agriculture Department. Increasing demand...

Tea has been an intrinsic part of Chinese culture for thousands of years, but with more urban Chinese demanding coffee, more tea farmers in China's tea-growing regions are also growing coffee.

This final note today, a word on commodities as we leave 2010 in the rear view mirror....