# Corn and soybean crops are playing an outsized role in the rising cost of food : NPR

> NPR reports that corn and soybean crops play an outsized role in rising US food prices, with products containing these crops now costing about double their level two years ago. The feature cites examples from grocery shopping and agricultural economist commentary.

- Date: 2022-06-17 · published 2022-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40955-corn-and-soybean-crops-are-playing-an-outsized-role-in-the-rising-cost-of-food
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Consumer-level food inflation reflects broad grain price strength, but this consumer-focused piece does not itself signal a new supply or demand change for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17/1105967012/corn-and-soybean-crops-are-playing-an-outsized-role-in-the-rising-cost-of-food

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