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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-10-08 02:46 PM
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15. Climate change is also having an effect
Part of the west experiencing drought is in wheat growing country in the upper midwest. The alternative to reliable rain is keeping the crops going by tapping into a disappearing aquifer, something that also takes a lot of extra energy. Farmers have planted less in order to harvest a good crop when and where they can--in irrigated fields.

Expect to have the price of all food skyrocket over the next couple of years. The more processed it is, the higher it will escalate.

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