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Bloomberg reports that staple crops — corn, wheat, soybeans, and vegetable oils — are "dramatically more expensive, flashing alarm signals for global shopping budgets." This is especially alarming for poorer countries, where groceries account for a large percentage of people's income. — Read the rest