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To: hubel458
But since ethanol started about 15 years ago the farmers have increased production to cover it as well as increases in exports.

But how much of that increase has come at the expense of other grains. The world's population has increased by about 25%, yet in the last 15 years world wheat production has remained relatively flat, from 590 million metric tons to 610 million tons, only a 3.3% increase.

158 posted on 04/19/2008 6:41:58 PM PDT by Dan Evans
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To: Dan Evans

So world wheat production is a responsibility of
US farmers(Overall food volume has went up
to feed the world).That is stupid under the the way
conditions have been. Three conditions actually,
that sent the market wrong signals to not increase
wheat as much as it should. First countries with huge
starving populations exported food, second our gov giving
price supports just covering production costs,
and third you who don’t want any price supports and
yet want food for nothing. Farmers can’t up production
if the system tells them it isn’t wanted, or system
tells them it must be done for nothing. They can only
do so much for nothing. By the way what is
E85????????????????????????????


159 posted on 04/19/2008 7:05:41 PM PDT by hubel458
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