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To: Mr. Lucky
So the article is wrong to say this:

As the demand for corn has increased because of increased ethanol consumption, the Washington Post reported this week, the number of acres used to grow wheat in the U.S. has contracted, contributing to a shortage of wheat on the world market and an overall increase in world grain prices.

52 posted on 05/01/2008 2:58:57 PM PDT by Petronski (When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth, voting for Hillary.)
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To: Petronski
Imagine that. The Washington Post is not a credible source of farm news.
55 posted on 05/01/2008 3:01:21 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Petronski

According to the USDA they planted about the same amount of Wheat acres last year as before.

http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/static/files/snd_cbt.pdf


56 posted on 05/01/2008 3:07:54 PM PDT by Swiss
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