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      • US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shared her view on rising food prices and agricultural investment in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Finance's Jennifer Schonberger. Yellen says the rise in food prices stems from increases in costs, such as higher labor costs, though she does note "there may be some increases in margins."
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