Water rates go up again in the San Francisco Bay Area
The Alameda County Water District (ACWD), located in the San Francisco, California Bay Area, recently…
Dr. Duru
Dr. Duru Relative, not absolute, oil prices impact the economy
James Hamilton posted a quick study of the impact of oil prices on car sales…
General Mills fighting food inflation with innovation
Tom Hudson from the Nightly Business Report just tweeted the following: “how @generalmills is fighting…
Whirlpool fights input costs with price increases and productivity gains
Whirlpool (WHR) reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings February 1, 2012. The company reported on…
Prices going up yet again at the company lunch counter
Last year, my company raised prices 4-5% on food in its cafeterias. With the ink…
Despite declining coffee prices, Starbucks ($SBUX) hiking some prices by 1%
Although agricultural prices have generally decreaed for several months, coffee included, Starbucks (SBUX) announced today…
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an…
Farm Acreage Continues to Increase with Crop Prices
The NY Times describes how the increasing prices of crops has allowed farmers to increase…
Agflation finally slowing down
Global supplies of agricultural products are expanding, perhaps in response to past shortages. These forces…
FedEx Increasing Ground Rates, Reducing Fuel Surcharge
Federal Express (FDX) announced that it will raise rates for ground shipping by 5.9%. Fuel…