This and all the grain shortages tell me - The USA is the equivalent of OPEC in food grains. We change the supply/demand equation due to biofuel mandates, and look what happens to world markets. The USA doesn’t at all produce the majority of food grains in the world - but like OPEC, we control the swing capacity. Makes me wonder - if Saudi Arabia or Russia had the same power over food, how would they use it???? Perhaps we should also understand our position/advantage a bit better also.
Note that the “rice shortage” is not the common long grain rice that is found in Mahatma bags, but the premium Jasmine and Basmati types of aromatic rices. Not even the short sticky grain rice of the sushi variety is in short supply. BUT everybody hears “rice” and immediately thinks of their Uncle Ben’s in their pantry...............