[Concerned]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('wisconsin_cur', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LoneSnark', 'J')ust glancing at the articles, it appears food inflation was higher in 1990. And since 1990 was not a big deal to my memory, it must not be a bid deal this time either.

[MrBill]

Any and all posts from those with inside industry experience are more than welcome, BastardSquad, as specialist knowledge is a great way to dispell myth and replace it with reason. Have a nice weekend. Cheers. MrBill.

[Ferretlover]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('WildRose', '.')..it was suggested in this clip that consumers stock up on grocery products, especially those made with grains and rice, early in the year to avoid much higher prices at the end of 2008.

[LoneSnark]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he last time I had a funny looking mole the doctor said it wasn't a big deal and cut it off.

This funny looking mole must not be a big deal either...

[JoeW]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LoneSnark', ' ')We survived 1980s food prices. If they jump to th level they were at in the early 1960s, then again, we survived the 1960s. If they jump to the level there at in the early 1890s, then maybe we should worry: not all of us survived the 1890s. But we have a long way to go before getting there.

[wisconsin_cur]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LoneSnark', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he last time I had a funny looking mole the doctor said it wasn't a big deal and cut it off.

This funny looking mole must not be a big deal either...

[LoneSnark]

Using the metaphore again does not make it any better.

If you think food prices are going to continue rising then argue that. But current prices are no where near detrimental.

[dorlomin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LoneSnark', ' ')But current prices are no where near detrimental.

[FreakOil]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'J')ust glancing at the articles, it appears food inflation was higher in 1990. And since 1990 was not a big deal to my memory, it must not be a bid deal this time either.

[wisconsin_cur]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LoneSnark', 'U')sing the metaphore again does not make it any better.

If you think food prices are going to continue rising then argue that. But current prices are no where near detrimental.

[FreakOil]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dorlomin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LoneSnark', ' ')But current prices are no where near detrimental.

[MrBill]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FreakOil', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dorlomin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LoneSnark', ' ')But current prices are no where near detrimental.

[wisconsin_cur]

What we need are more adults in the public debate but after 50 years of promoting a youth culture we should not be too surprised if adults are hard to find.

[FreakOil]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('wisconsin_cur', 'W')hat we need are more adults in the public debate but after 50 years of promoting a youth culture we should not be too surprised if adults are hard to find.

[FreakOil]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBill', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FreakOil', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dorlomin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LoneSnark', ' ')But current prices are no where near detrimental.

[Chesire]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('wisconsin_cur', 'W')hat we need are more adults in the public debate but after 50 years of promoting a youth culture we should not be too surprised if adults are hard to find.

[MrBill]

Freakoil wrote:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'D')o you think that a falling dollar will have any positive effects like a rebound in manufacturing? Some other posters and I discussed it briefly at this thread:

U.S. manufacturing rebound

I would be interested in your opinion.

And it's definitely time to make some hard choices. I've been waiting for a presidential candidate to say the word "sacrifice."
_________________

[FreakOil]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBill', 'B')ut that means allowing more foreign ownership of American assets and not just increasing foreign held debt.

[wisconsin_cur]

UK pork producers threatened by high wheat prices

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'F')arming leaders believe that a viable domestic pig sector could be wiped out within months unless urgent action is taken by the government and retailers. The national pig herd has already halved over the past 12 years.

Desperate UK pig farmers have doubled the usual number of breeding sows they are sending to slaughter to 7,000 a week because they can no longer afford to feed them following a doubling of wheat prices since last summer.

The high number of animals being culled lays bare a crisis that is devastating the pig industry. Wheat is the main constituent of pig feed, and, on average, farmers are losing £27 per pig due to the massive increase in overheads.

[bodigami]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dorlomin', '(')...)

Overall the diet we in the west [s]east[/s] eat in increadibly wastefull.

Id guess that meat will be one of the first industries to feel dramatic strains of profit and rising costs, if the amount of feedstock being purchased for meat goes down the amount available to the market for biofuel and food will increase. This will be a subtle, market led change to a more vegitarian diet.

A good thing in a ham fisted way, and one meat farmers will have little love for.