[Diana in Wisconsin]

“What say you? Fear mongering or not?”

Every chance they get! I thought we would be out of food by now, because LAST season everyone was planting field corn for bio-fuels. Has anyone missed a meal around here? Nope. Has anyone made a huge killing on their corn crops? Nope. Same old, same old. Everyone squeaks by to do it all over again the next season.

*Rolleyes*

“The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.” ~ John f. Kennedy

[rellimpank]

—and having spent April in Grant County, I still see no evidence that the corn rowing industry is switching to either ethanol or Bio-willy for planting , cultivating or harvesting-—

[saganite]

The question isn’t whether we run out of food or miss a meal. The question is how much will it cost and that’s the thrust of the article. Prices will be going up dramatically according to the author.

[Red_Devil 232]

Yep! It is like when Hurricane Andrew blew through Louisiana in 1992. The sugar cane growers said they were devastated and ruined. But when it came time to harvest the cane, a month and a half later, every thing was hunky dory! The cane that had been lain on it sides righted itself in time for harvest!

[bill1952]

> Has anyone missed a meal around here? Nope. Has anyone made a huge killing on their corn crops? Nope. Same old, same old. Everyone squeaks by to do it all over again the next season.

Has anyone seen the increase in food prices?
Does anyone predict that they are going down?

The article isn’t about the economics of farming - its about the end cost on the table - and that is going to go up and not return.

In fact, I’m long on your product for just that reason.