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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:05 AM Original message |
Morningstar Analyst - All Food Up 4%, Milk Up 10%, Eggs Up 30%, Thanks To Corn/Biofuels Effects |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. If it goes to the farmers so be it but since the majority probably goes to monsanto et al |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. I get my produce and eggs and honey at the farmer's market. It may |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Is there a link to that so we can see if they mention high gas prices |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
3. Not just corn, gas prices too. The easy quick solution is for everyone to reduce |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. ?? The QUICK solution is to quit running your internal combustion engines |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I'm riding my bike the three miles to work four times a week now. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. For them there might not be. Disposable income is very relative. |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I said quick and easy, since the fule demand continues to rise |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Meat production cycle is much longer than the crop-production cycle |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. UW-Madison just got a huge grant to do research on NON-edible plants-the |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. just use hemp. |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. They would still have to use space to grow the crop |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
5. Putting the pinch on food budgets to keep those Hummers on the road. |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
7. Does that mean that organic food and modified who knows what |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
9. What about the cost of gasoline, which powers everything? |
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razzleberry (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
10. lies, corn has not doubled |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. not that long ago |
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razzleberry (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. what is a reasonable price? . |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
16. Cost of everything is going up |
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philb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Are you suggesting inflation is higher in general than Gov't tells us? |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. $4 for a gallon of milk last week at the store. I about died. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Here in Los Angeles we pay $4 a HALF gallon if we want |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. Quit stuffing HFCS in our food, problem solved. |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:07 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I tell you, finding products WITHOUT |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Don't buy food "products". Buy REAL FOOD: |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Hi kestrel91316. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Bread is fun and easy and a big money saver, and homemade is SO much better. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
22. Morningstar is putting in a BUNCH of solar |
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losthills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. The great swindle of "Bio-fuels..." |
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