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Daily Radio Newsline
from 09/14/2012
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SUPPORTING SCHOOLS TO MEET NEW SCHOOL MEAL REQUIREMENTS
Grant awards will help school districts in 18 states train school meal stakeholders in ways to improve nutrition and education. (Rod Bain, Deputy Under Secretary Janey Thornton, Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan) 
RBAIN 00:01:00 FNS
ACTUALITY: ON SCHOOL MEAL REQUIRMENTS TRAINING GRANTS
USDA Deputy Under Secretary Janey Thornton explains the purpose of recent grants designed to improve school meal nutrition, and educate stakeholders. 
RBAIN 00:01:00 FNS
NO DISCERNIBLE DROUGHT EFFECTS ON RETAIL FOOD PRICES.....YET
Has this summer's drought made any discernible impact on what we are paying for food? (Gary Crawford and Ricky Volpe) 
GCRAWFOR 00:01:00 ERS
ACTUALITY: FRESH VEGETABLE RETAIL PRICES RUNNING BELOW LAST YEAR
Ricky Volpe, USDA food price economist, saying that fresh vegetable prices are generally running well below last year at this time. 
GCRAWFOR 00:00:50 ERS
EARLY CORN HARVEST COULD CHANGE THE STOCKS PICTURE
The small drop in USDA's corn crop forecast may be offset by increased corn supplies going into the new marketing year. (Susan Carter and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Gerry Bange) 
SCARTER 00:01:00 WAOB
ACTUALITY: A SMALLER THAN EXPECTED WORLD CORN HARVEST ON THE WAY
World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Gerry Bange giving the forecast on the global corn crop. 
SCARTER 00:01:02 WAOB
A DROP IN THE WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION FORECAST
You can chalk it up to hot and dry weather conditions internationally for USDA'S reduction in the world wheat production forecast. (Susan Carter and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Gerry Bange) 
SCARTER 00:00:57 WAOB
ACTUALITY: SLIGHTLY LOWER PROSPECTS FOR WHEAT PRICES
Outlook Board Chair Gerry Bange talking about the cut his group made in its forecast for U.S. wheat prices this next season. 
SCARTER 00:00:42 WAOB
TOUGH YEAR AHEAD FOR ANYONE WHO RAISES LIVESTOCK
The scramble for livestock feed will be intense and expensive over this next year. (Gary Crawford and Jerry Norton) 
GCRAWFOR 00:01:00 WAOB