International Business News - MOO http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Oil prices are falling, which might be bad news for U.S. farmers and agribusiness firms because of their growing dependence on selling biofuels. Traditionally, a drop in petroleum prices would mean that farmers paid less to grow their crops, helping boost production and increase supplies for big corporations like Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. More crops also meant higher demand for seeds and other herbicides from the likes of Monsanto Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080124/agribusiness-stocks-lag-on-oil-drop.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:23:20 EST Oil prices are falling, which might be bad news for U.S. farmers and agribusiness firms because of their growing dependence on selling biofuels. Traditionally, a drop in petroleum prices would mean that farmers paid less to grow their crops, helping boost production and increase supplies for big corporations like Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. More crops also meant higher demand for seeds and other herbicides from the likes of Monsanto Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080124/agribusiness-stocks-lagging.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:12:28 EST