Stories From This Episode

• Ethanol Races into the Fast Lane at Iowa Corn 250
  (Jun 13, 2008) Despite ethanol's ability to make cars go fast, the industry's evolution from value-added commodity to preeminent alternative fuel has taken some time.
• Floods Swamp Midwest Towns and Farms
  (Jun 13, 2008) In the Midwest, heavy rain and rising floodwaters swept through small towns and farm fields in the most extensive devastation since the “500-year floods” of 1993.
• Planting Behind in the Midwest
  (Jun 13, 2008) Heavy rains and flooding in key Midwestern states are drowning hopes of planting and reducing 2008 crop production.
• Market to Market: Disaster Recovery Call-In
  (Jun 13, 2008) Market to Market: Disaster Recovery Call-In examines the impact of epic flooding on agriculture Friday, June 20 at 8:30 p.m.
• Market Analysis: Jun 13, 2008: Tomm Pfitzenmaier
  (Jun 13, 2008) Wheat prices followed suit with those of corn this week as the full effect of six consecutive weeks of rain in the Midwest took their toll.
• Market Plus: Jun 13, 2008: Tomm Pfitzenmaier
  (Jun 13, 2008) Tomm Pfitzenmaier and Mark Peason discuss the impact of Midwestern flooding on the commodity markets.