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shokdee · 10-16-2008, 09:11 AM

Nice summary, thanks. This is one of the main reasons I decided to move to Thailand - there is food everywhere (not even thinking of rice, but edible plants of all descriptions). You can forge along any roadside and find enough to feed a family. No one will ever starve to death in Thailand.

Interesting thing too going on with soft commodities. Last year there were huge problems with wheat harvests all over the world, mainly due to fungal infections (wheat rust, I think it's called) and droughts/floods. Prices soared, as did the price of rice. Why just a few months ago the media headline was GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS. Now, farmers are claiming record harvests and wheat prices have dropped so low farmers reckon they won't be able to make a profit. Very strange!

10-16-2008, 09:11 AM	#2
shokdee Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 32	Re: Bare Grocery Shelves Coming To A Store Near You Nice summary, thanks. This is one of the main reasons I decided to move to Thailand - there is food everywhere (not even thinking of rice, but edible plants of all descriptions). You can forge along any roadside and find enough to feed a family. No one will ever starve to death in Thailand. Interesting thing too going on with soft commodities. Last year there were huge problems with wheat harvests all over the world, mainly due to fungal infections (wheat rust, I think it's called) and droughts/floods. Prices soared, as did the price of rice. Why just a few months ago the media headline was GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS. Now, farmers are claiming record harvests and wheat prices have dropped so low farmers reckon they won't be able to make a profit. Very strange!