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In a number of these 'troubles ahead' articles references are often made of the 'coming' food shortage. In this article, it lists a number of bad things we can expect in the future and assign a probability of it happening percentage to it. Here is the 'food' forecast from this article, food prices/shortages has the highest 'chance of happening' at 80%.

"Food prices soar in the US: The divergence between official crop forecasts would clash with the reality of crop failures and profound shortages this summer. Being the greatest food production source, the US crisis spreads globally. The deCarbonnel threat is realized, as foreign nations sell US$-based assets in order to finance food supply purchases. China enters the fray as a buyer of distressed farm property, amidst accusations of carpetbagger. (chance: 80%)

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Here is a link to the 'deCarbonnel threat' article I posted earlier:

Global Food Crisis 2010 Means Financial Armageddon

"The 2010 Food Crisis is different. It is THE CRISIS. The one that makes all doomsday scenarios come true. The government bailouts and central bank interventions, which have held the financial world together during the last two years, will be powerless to prevent the 2010 Food Crisis from bringing the global financial system to its knees."