http://polizeros.com/2008/05/04/food-shortages/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:25:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://polizeros.com/2008/05/04/food-shortages/#comment-152311 DJ Sun, 04 May 2008 14:07:22 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/05/04/food-shortages/#comment-152311 While biofuels may be a small part of the prblem-- they've certainly driven up the price of corn and meat-- the shortages of rice and wheat likely have other causes: overpopulation and bad weather. The rice shortage began in India, which in a single year switched from being a major exporter of rice to being an importer. The wheat shortage seems to have been caused by the rice shortage, as those who used to eat rice switch to a more available food. While biofuels may be a small part of the prblem– they’ve certainly driven up the price of corn and meat– the shortages of rice and wheat likely have other causes: overpopulation and bad weather. The rice shortage began in India, which in a single year switched from being a major exporter of rice to being an importer. The wheat shortage seems to have been caused by the rice shortage, as those who used to eat rice switch to a more available food.

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