Food prices to be subject of WTVN broadcastPublished on 10/17/2007 FOR USE BY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) - What goes into setting the price of food and where prices are headed will be the topic of discussion this week on Town Hall Ohio. Tom Jackson of the Ohio Grocers Association, Stan Ernst of Ohio State University and farmer Marcie Williams will examine factors from farm to table that affect what we buy and how much we pay for it. U.S. Department of Agriculture economist Ephraim Leibtag will report on 2007 food price trends and forecast 2008 prices, and Ohio Farm Bureau's Pat Petzel will analyze the affordability of food. The program airs at 7 a.m. this Sunday on WTVN Radio, which is located at 610 on the AM dial. Town Hall Ohio is a weekly public affairs discussion program produced by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation with the support of Nationwide Insurance. This and other past editions of the show are available at www.townhallohio.org.
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