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2008-02-20 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2008-02-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 "flour, sugar and power crises"

Mexico has corn shortages, due in significant part to diversion of US farm output to fuel production. Pakistan has sugar shortages - perhaps related to increased sugar-to-ethanol production in (for instance) Brazil. Flour shortages? Perhaps some diversion of farmland to corn (for ethanol) production, but most wheat lands are not suited to corn in the first place. Increased demand? Weather related crop shortfalls? Speculation? Something else? But not good for Pakistan, or South Africa, or .... pick a place where people depend on food imports. If these shortages are real, and if they last any length of time, they WILL lead to political upheavals all over the world. And political instability is bad for economies everywhere.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-02-20 08:15|| 2008-02-20 08:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Bad wheat harvest in Australia.

Posted by ed 2008-02-20 08:19|| 2008-02-20 08:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Mexico has corn shortages,

"What do you mean NO tortillas or Enchilads?"
Are you out of your mind?

EAT WHITE BREAD?

Revolution time.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-02-20 13:12|| 2008-02-20 13:12|| Front Page Top

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