... school, she said she looks forward to the cut but doesn't think she'll buy more groceries or spend the money on other items. "I don't think I'll buy anything new, but with you how high food is, those pennies add up," Hall said.

... Management. "The good news is, if you're a maids a-milking, they will also see an increase in 2008 and 2009." Higher food costs pushed the six geese a-laying from $300 to $360. And reflecting higher gold prices, those five gold rings ...

... s advisers and Capitol Hill Republicans are skeptical of new spending initiatives like extended jobless benefits and higher food stamp payments; or accelerating highway, bridge and other public infrastructure projects to address rising unemployment ...

... area so polluted by fertilizer runoff that no aquatic life can survive there. Most troubling, though, is that the higher food prices caused in large part by food-to-fuel mandates create incentives for global deforestation, including in the ...

... weakening economy is hitting tax revenue in a number of ways: People's discretionary income is being gobbled up by higher food and fuel costs, while the tanking housing market means people are spending less on furniture and appliances associated ...

... 475 million. Bond called for the government to change its ethanol policy to help bring down the price of corn. "Higher food costs is only one of the many unintended consequences" of price supports for ethanol, Bond said. Tyson and other ...

... in March. Increases in recent months have largely reflected the big surge in energy costs and, to a lesser extent, higher food prices. Excluding inflation, consumer spending would have been flat in April. Consumer prices, measured by an inflation ...

... You may be able to cut back on your driving due to high gas prices, but you're not going to stop eating because of high food prices, she said. Quan just bought a couple more cans of Spam on sale and some ramen, the instant noodle dish long ...

... truck and fly food around the globe, and as the search for more energy from sources such as ethanol contributes to higher food prices, new gardeners are sprouting up. Burpee Seeds, the nation's largest seed company, reported that its sales ...

... or are nervous about losing their job are likely to cut their spending. They've already become cautious because of higher food and energy prices. Oil heads past $145 for 1st time; pump cost up Too NEW YORK (AP) Soaring fuel costs are taking ...