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Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist, with some of the key food price numbers in this week's new Consumer Price Index.

Incorporating recent data about wheat, UDSA forecasts an overall decrease in U.S.ending stocks, compared to last year. (Stephanie Ho and World Ag Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Global wheat production is forecast to be a record high. (Stephanie Ho and World Ag Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Wheat is increasingly being used as a feed ingredient in China, which is driving up the country's forecast consumption numbers. (Stephanie Ho and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

What is USDA's latest outlook for corn? (Stephanie Ho. Chief Economist Seth Meyer. World Ag Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

USDA saw small increases in global corn production. (Stephanie Ho and World Ag Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Ag Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski says USDA has increased its estimates of corn use for ethanol.

Your young children may be more upset than we realize by things they hear about on the news. How should we parents handle the situation? (Gary Crawford and Bradford Wiles, Kansas State University Extension child development specialist)

Bradford Wiles, Kansas State University Extension child development specialist, with a suggestion for how parents of young children should respond when those children ask about frightening happenings they hear about on the news.

Figures show U.S. agricultural exports this fiscal year have been stronger for longer than in many years. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner, USDA economist)