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July 2008
Corn, soybeans hit records - "Corn and soybean prices soared Thursday, climbing to new all-time highs after more thunderstorms drenched Midwestern states and left recently replanted crops underwater again ... Estimates range from 2 million to 5 million acres of U.S. farmland being damaged or destroyed — a huge loss that would depress crop yields and almost certainly send world food prices higher.", AP, June 26, 2008 Weather Impacting Groceries? - "Supermarket prices are up 3.5%, and staples like milk and bread may not be coming down." WILX.com, July 8, 2008 World leaders to discuss food shortages - "The leaders of the Group of Eight nations, meeting in Japan this week, will sit down with the leaders of other major economies including Australia to discuss climate change and world food shortages." , Radio Australia, July 9, 2008 Food
Shortages 'the real threat' - "Future food shortages are a far
bigger threat to the world than global warming, a Golden Bay dairy farming
seminar has been told.
Report says families must eat leftovers to ease world food shortages - "Families must eat leftovers to ease world food shortages and help the starving, a shock report will warn today. The average UK household bins £420 of food every year and this must be cut to ease pressure on dwindling supplies, it says. The report comes as Gordon Brown arrives in Japan today for a G8 meeting of world leaders.", Mirror.co.uk, July 7, 2008 Annual Food Price Inflation Hits 7% As Retailers Pass on Rising Costs - "Food cost 7 per cent more in British supermarkets in June than it did in the same month last year, a survey showed yesterday. The annual rate of food price inflation jumped from 6 per cent in May to 7 per cent last month, as shops passed on the continuing rises in the cost of global commodities, the British Retail Consortium said.", Independent.co.uk, July 10, 2008 High Prices Nudge Europe Nearer to GM Food - "Like many in Europe, Switzerland's Coop supermarkets do not specify whether goods are genetically modified -- none are. But a wave of food inflation may help wash away resistance to "Frankenstein foods" , Forbes, July 7, 2008
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Food shortages loom as wheat crop shrinks and prices rise - "The world is only ten weeks away from running out of wheat supplies after stocks fell to their lowest levels for 50 years. " Times Online, Feb. 24, 2008 Midwest Floods Devastate Corn CRops, Could Raise Price - "Floods that have inundated the Midwest could reduce world corn supplies and drive food prices higher at a time when Americans are already stretching their grocery budgets and people in poor countries have rioted over rising food costs." Fox News, June 14, 2008 Midwest Floods Damage Essential Food Crops - "In a world where food and clean water are becoming rare commodities, the floods across Iowa and the Midwest could have global repercussions. Corn, soybean, and wheat crops have been destroyed.", Now Public, June 16, 2008 Take the initiative and insure your own self reliance with our special offer on vegetable seeds. For only $25.00 (about 12.50 GBP), you will receive 100 packets of our select heirloom vegetable seeds (a savings of over $175), which is enough to supply the average family with a ready supply of healthy fresh vegetables even during the hardest times. Vegetable seeds have a storage life of at least five seasons and this is a great opportunity to establish your own food security for a low price. Even if you have only a small garden area, it is possible to grow a good quantity of your own wholesome food. (Click here to get access to recent information regarding the rising costs of food, potential food shortages and other things you should know about. Also check out our short guide on storing seeds to insure that your seeds remain viable for the long term). Get it now for only $25! (postage paid) Or get 50 packets of vegetable seed for $15.00 Or try our 10 pack sampler for only $5! Do You Want To
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