"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Obviously Mexico has a shortage of lettuce pickers. But, then again, is there anyone left in Mexico to eat the lettuce?
“The French Revolution” on a Global scale...?
It’s time to stop using sugar cane and corn for biofuels and switch to something more practical like switchgrass and oil-laden algae, both of which will far less affect food production. And with improving technology for cellulosic ethanol extraction, we don’t need to grow so much agricultural products just for ethanol production, since the entire plant can be turned into ethanol.
Empty shelves in Caracas and price freeze in Russia... Considering all these petrodollars... I know that Russia blames the USA (subprime mortgage troubles). What is Venezuela excuse?
Food riots in West Bengal Communist (state gov't)
Food riots in Mexico. Socialist control over large elements of economy.
Warnings of hunger in Nepal Maoist
governments being forced to step in to artificially control the cost of bread, maize, rice and dairy products. Creating more shortages
There is no shortage of corn (maize) at Anderson’s elevator on the way to Champaign. There is a big pile out front and a big pile out back, both out in the weather and bigger than they have been in the past. I think the bins are full of soy beans. There are no train cars on the siding to haul it away and my guess is that there are no custumers for the grain.
Considering most of the liberals I know are very fat.....I’d say they can give some of their food away to those who need it!
No, headline should read: “Fake Climate Change Crisis Causes Environment-Worshippers to Take Food Out of Children’s Mouths to Make Themselves Feel Better.”
You have to read midway through the article to reach this, but here 'tis. The statement above is true. Of these four factors, however, biofuels is the least significant factor affecting food prices, at least according to the ag economists. There is really no mystery about this. There are a lot of folks in the value chain downstream of the farmer.
The rule of thumb in the U.S. is that raw commodities prices are a quarter or less of the end cost of food to the consumer. The bulk of the cost is attributable to transportation, processing, labor, advertising, and marketing. Rising oil prices are, by themselves, probably a bigger cost driver for food than the diversion of feedstocks to biofuels.
All bogus. If some region is starving it is a distribution problem, maybe some Stalin trying to starve them out.
Venezuela and Mexico are run by sclerotic socialists who have caused all of their own problems. Same can be said for most/all of the other examples cited.
Of course al-Guardian will never think to prescribe LESS communism and socialism among virtually all of the countries named, in order to allow market forces to respond to price and demand incentives with more supply. No, the left’s solution is always more central command-and-control and elimination of market incentives, including all the silly and anti-efficient political demands to prop up more production of “bio-fuels”....
AGW™ ping
Payback's a bitch...
Food will soon replace oil as the most desired and costly product to pocess.