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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:53 PM Original message |
Grain Prices Soar Globally - White Rice Up 50% Since January, Potential For 40% More By End Of April |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't buy bread very often because I'm single and even a half-loaf will go to waste.... |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Oh, it is. If you want anything decent in whole-grain or whole wheat, it's $3.00 or $3.50 |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I think I will drag my bread machine down from the attic. |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Try $4.59 a loaf! |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. 2007 = record harvest. |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Sure, record harvests of flint & dent corn for ethanol & cattle feed . . . |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. The op headlines rice. 2007 was a record. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. from the OP |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. 2007 was a record rice harvest. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Rice is a global staple |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. 5 countries have sharply reduced or even stopped exporting rice |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. They've restricted them - not stopped them. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Unfortunately, the money games |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You'll notice that Thailand isn't on that list. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. according to usda, the largest rice exporters are: |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. if you haven't been following ag for a while... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Here's some of the info on India... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. from fao: |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. Calif rice farmers may plant less rice (water shortage)-they are still tilling the fields |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm putting in a garden. I recently drove the Central |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:01 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. almonds aren't food? |
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