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Where did the wheat go? Why the shortage?

Someone posed the question about the wheat shortage - from my various limited reading - this is what I've "heard" (read).

1. Consumption of wheat is up. China and India are consuming more wheat. People are bringing in more income, and therefore able to buy more feed and eat 2-3 meals a day instead of just one, guess what - they like it! 
2. The weak dollar makes imports more desirable - so they are consuming more of our wheat.
3. There is a drought in Australia -another major wheat producer - so they are producing less - so more is pulled from the US
4. Other countries (Middle eastern-ish) are experiencing a fungus/blight that is ruining their wheat - so more is pulled from those countries that are still yielding
5. A lady posted here on the blog that there are govt. programs in the US  that people actually receive money not to grow wheat - this was the keep the markets healthy - but now - it is hurting our markets.

I know where the wheat went................

04:08, Thursday, May 8, 2008 .. Posted by gokings13

Because of our 'tree-worshipping' wackos in power, we cannot drill for oil in the Dakotas and Alaska.
So a brilliant idea was devised.......
Let's stop growing food, and let's start growing fuel!!
Now let me preface this next comment with "IMHO farmers have always received the short end of the stick".........

But Mr.Government Man has come in and offered the farmer 'gold'....in the form of growing corn....for 7.00 a bushel, instead of wheat at 2.00 a bushel.

We think we are so smart, growing our fuel. We are so 'enviromentally smart'. HA HA
We have figured out how to turn our food into fuel.......
but can we turn our fuel into food? I think not.

We are about to 'reap what we have sown'. Our 'worship for the creatED, and not our CreatOR.
Laura

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06:45, Thursday, May 8, 2008 .. Posted by haflinger

I just have a few words to add don't get me going on about this!!
Blessings Sister Brenda