Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Md Troopers Assoc #20 & Westminster Md Fire Dept Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Good Morning! The Cost of Your Breakfast Just Went Up Tuesday, 22 Apr 2014

Good Morning! The Cost of Your Breakfast Just Went Up Tuesday, 22 Apr 2014


The cost of breakfast is poised to increase as coffee futures surge after a Brazilian drought damaged crops and orange-juice prices climb with Florida’s output heading for a 29-year low.

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To start this year, Brazil, the world’s top coffee and citrus grower, faced the most severe drought in decades. In Florida, the second-biggest orange grower, a gnat-sized insect spread citrus greening, causing fruit to wither and drop early. Prices for bacon, eggs and milk have also climbed, and surging meat and dairy are helping to spur the fastest gain in U.S. consumer food costs since 2011, government data show.


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