World Events
Topic: US / world Food Shortage

#	Author	Message
1	teddibubbles Thu 4/24/2008 1:25a	I think you all need to read this! http://nysun.com/news/food-rat...et-world
2	Mr X Thu 4/24/2008 1:37a	Food prices in Japan have been soaring recently as well (though I haven't heard anything about rationing).
3	sarahwithbaloo Thu 4/24/2008 1:53a	Wow. I noticed the other week Asda did not seem to have rice but did not think much about it. In the UK it is the price of dairy products that seem to be growing rapidly but I think that is because of a price fixing scandal that was revealed so the supermarkets are probably passing there ourt costs on to the consumer.
4	SuzieQ Thu 4/24/2008 7:37a	The head of the California Rice Growers was on the news last night saying there is no shortage.
5	SuzieQ Thu 4/24/2008 8:18a	Just realized that could have sounded real abrupt. Sorry, I didn't mean it to be. I have noticed grocery prices climbing. I've switched from shopping at Safeway to WinCo. Here's one drastic example of why: I really like the dry marinade spices under the Webber brand. At Safeway, that package is $1.99. At WinCo, I just paid 39 cents!
6	MOLLYSMOM Thu 4/24/2008 2:03p	I heard the same thing on the news this morning, SusieQ.
7	RoadTrip Thu 4/24/2008 2:50p	I think the food distribution guys have finally figured out that if they oil guys can make huge profits by pretending there's a shortage they can do the same. Fake a shortage and double your profit. It's the American Way. If someone could successfully fake a housing shortage we'd turn our economy around in a week. ;-)
8	WritingDork Thu 4/24/2008 3:24p	Isn't that what the do to diamonds?... Diamonds should be dirt cheap almost... just that they're rationed...
9	RoadTrip Thu 4/24/2008 3:28p	<<Diamonds should be dirt cheap almost... just that they're rationed...>> Exactly!!
10	JohnS1 Thu 4/24/2008 10:12p	What I don't get is why people in this country would be hording rice of all things. If I eat rice twice a year, it's too much.

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