Food Rationing - What the F? Anybody else experiencing this in your state?

[Seabiscuit]

Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World
http://nysun.com/news/food-rationing-confronts-breadbasket-world

"Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also anecdotal reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks.

At a Costco Warehouse in Mountain View, Calif., yesterday, shoppers grew frustrated and occasionally uttered expletives as they searched in vain for the large sacks of rice they usually buy.

“Where’s the rice?” an engineer from Palo Alto, Calif., Yajun Liu, said. “You should be able to buy something like rice. This is ridiculous.”


--- The other day at Costco I saw more activity than usual and I did see a lot of people buying huge amounts of oil, but you know I didn't think food rationing was occurring. This article makes me wonder ... is it?

[puerco-bellies]

1. This story came up on another thread yesterday

No one sees any evidence of this being real as far as I know.

[Seabiscuit]

16. Thanks I missed that thread but would be interested in reading it. nt

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. Not rationing

It's called 'hoarding,' and it's probably people who are panicked at the current cost of groceries. Buy in bulk now, and it'll cost you less than it'll cost in a few weeks.

[rucky]

7. I'm not sure it's even as much that

as it is manipulation of the market.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

12. WHAT?????

You mean :::::: sputter, sputter :::::::: that our GOVERNMENT is somehow affecting the price of things like rice?

::::: gasp :::::::


:::::: thud ::::::::::

[uppityperson]

3. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3186503

[Seabiscuit]

17. Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. nt

[bbinacan]

4. Not here in Texas. n/t

[Skittles]

8. not even on Sundays

:D

[bbinacan]

10. Nope. n/t

[LakeSamish706]

5. In Bellingham Costco on Saturday and never saw anything out of the ordinary...

Also in a few other grocery stores in Bellingham and never experienced any problems with quantity purchases.

[FirstLight]

6. I dunno, but I have been stocking up for over a month now...

buying extra rice, beans, flour, etc... just a little here & there when I can.

next comes the home garden, and the project for the summer is building a small solar generator...

I am SO not waiting for the other shoe to drop!

edit spellung! ;)~

[Seabiscuit]

19. My wife has been stocking up on things not in huge quantities, but

we sure are looking to start a home garden. Small solar generator ... sounds interesting. Good luck!

[kevinbgoode]

25. I wish I was talented enough to learn how to build a solar

generator. . .:-).

I've tried to stock up a little, but it's impossible on my budget.

[Hannah Bell]

9. NY Sun = Rupert Murdoch. N/t

[madrchsod]

11. rice? we are the largest producer of rice

on this side of the planet

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. I went to my local supermarket today in NY, and the shelves were filled. Prices were highl Huge

bags of rice though very cheap. $4+.

[Warpy]

14. I didn't see any signs at Costco on Friday

here in NM, but I imagine food hoarding is starting to be a problem with a lot of first generation Asian immigrants who have family at home telling them about the huge price jumps and shortages there.

I'll check out the oriental supermarket in a few days (I need more Krab) and I'll bet there are signs up there.

I know the people in the Chinese takeaway place in my 'hood are complaining that oil has gotten horribly expensive, odd because the oil can be pressed out before any grain crop gets turned into ethanol.

[Cresent City Kid]

15. what have we come to?

I had some rough times in the Reagan years where all I had was rice, but at least I could eat all I wanted. I may need to consult with my Depression Era relatives for some survival pointers.

[Seabiscuit]

22. They may tell you to start a "Victory" Garden or at least that's what my

folks called it.

[Jawja]

27. My diet during the Reagan years

was popcorn. Those were some tough years for me.

[RB TexLa]

18. A store running out of something is not "rationing"

[OKthatsIT]

20. No word of this in Massachusetts...sounds like another 'scare' tactic

Oh they'd love it if we were all runnning around with our heads cut off.

But that's not Yankee ingenuity, is it.

Don't believe the hype.

[Seabiscuit]

23. Exactly. Which is why I put out to all of you to sense the situation. Someone

down thread reminded that this article is written by NY Sun owned by R. Murdoch. I'm still keeping my eyes and ears open ... you never know with Bush still in office.

[Hannah Bell]

26. Actually, I find I was wrong about that. Murdoch owns the Post.

The Sun is run by a different right-winger, Seth Lipsky:

http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:HmJrjtVQ4HEJ:www.dailykos.com/story/2007/10/25/194125/39/122/402620+%22ny+sun%22+%22seth+lipsky%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=us


But apparently he & Murdoch are buds.

[Deja Q]

21. We had to ration back in World War II too.

[Seabiscuit]

24. LMAO .. you're OOGA BOOGA MAN made me jump! LOL. ntj