Paul, >>> Enough of politics, but I find this situation quite alarming.
In general, food prices are primarily going up because oil prices are increasing. Food production needs energy. Biofuels are also pushing up food prices also. However, rice is going up for other reasons. The WSJ has the story: Rice Hoarding Pressures Supplies Growers Across Asia Hold Back Crops For Higher Prices http://tinyurl.com/6qdjb5 There is nothing to be alarmed at, unless you live in a country like Hati. Richard -----Original Message----- From: Paul Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [funsec] Completely Off-Topic: Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -- "Richard M. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >India is restricting rice exports. You'll have to buy domestic instead: >U.S. Rice Sector Has Promising Outlook >http://sev.prnewswire.com/agriculture/20080420/NYSU00120042008-1.html >Kingdom to Put Pressure on India to Ease Rice Exports >http://www.arabnews.com/?page=6§ion=0&article=109129&d=20&m=4&y=200 >8 Ironically, this: "Aid agency warns of 'silent tsunami' of hunger" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24262084/ Of course, the reference to a "perfect storm" include several factors, including U.S. policy to subsidize Biofuel development with grain (which the UN calls a "crime on humanity"). - - ferg p.s. Enough of politics, but I find this situation quite alarming. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) wj8DBQFIDooBq1pz9mNUZTMRAuaiAJ9dUh73vuqa8+dJDDIESdHQ2SpHzgCfVaAG OQto9evirLJFpfyT7Invcy4= =Y4xd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
