COMMODITIES

There are no official stats on humanely raised hogs, though as a slice of the world’s pork market, they likely aren’t overwhelming.

The rust, which can cause complete crop failure, threatens up to 80 percent of the world’s wheat supply.

Flows into specialist exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw their largest daily inflows since January 2013.

Reputation-management companies claim they can improve Yelp ratings. Are their services legit?

The world's hottest temperatures are being recorded in Australia's south and southeast this week

Secrets lie in the technical and tedious appendix J, according to a lawyer for Alaskan native tribes.

Following reports that the Weinstein Co. is producing an anti-NRA Meryl Streep vehicle, angry gun owners flocked to Facebook and posted one-star reviews of the film company.

South African workers’ union strikes at platinum mines will continue to pressure an industry already struggling with lower prices and high costs.

The EPA took three years to wade through 1.1 million comments and emphasized likely environmental damage coming from any large-scale mine.

One of the largest sugar retailers in the U.K. is expecting a grim 2014, and a recent announcement from India only adds to fears.

The projected growth of the U.S. energy sector has to be seen to be believed, so see it here.

The world's thinking about South Sudan right now, but next door, one of the world's poorest nations is also dealing with a major crisis.

The Japanese government approved a plan that Fukushima plant operator hopes will revive company finances.

The management of the New York landmark is suing photographer Allen Henson, who took cellphone shots of a topless model on the observation deck last summer.

Zambia has announced a plan to standardize mining practices between African countries to keep foreign companies from overstepping labor standards.

The rapidly growing viral video aggregator shared its top topics for 2013, but is Upworthy just one Facebook tweak away from obscurity?

The CEO of Coeur Mining spoke with IBTimes about the silver industry, and his remarks were candid and wide-ranging.

The #Bridgeghazi hashtag is being condemned by conservatives as liberals use it with glee - underscoring their polarized political lenses.

What's more, the argument runs counter to common Wall Street wisdom on commodities and fast food profit margins.

Three of four major types of commodities fared poorly, on boosted global supply and fears over U.S. monetary policy.

The coldest temperatures in 20 years may boost agricultural commodity prices in coming weeks.

Assets managed by commodity exchange-traded funds saw their biggest decline ever in 2013, according to ETF Securities.

Inflows into coffee exchange-traded products totaled $203 million for the year, a new record.

Commodity prices usually rise and fall together, but last year was an exception.

Brewpub owner Jeff Britton got a cease-and-desist letter from Starbucks asking him to rename one of his beers.

Analysts see a fall from recent peaks in industrial agricultural spending by farmers, which could hurt equipment dealers, farmers and farmland investors.

Gold has had a terrible year, but analysts expect a slightly better outlook for 2014.

Marijuana for recreational use goes on sale in Colorado tomorrow. How we got here is unspooled in this infographic.

The hilly southern area of Italy's northwestern Piedmont region is the country's capital of white truffles.