More Food Rationing: Sam’s Club Limits Rice

[240 is Back]

I think the problem with food is more of rising costs than actual shortage (though I haven't paid much attention to this either).  

there is no shortage here.

In some other countries, there are some rough spots.  All we have had here, is rising food prices and people hoarding, causing sams/costco to start ratinoning/limiting what people can buy.

That scared some people.  The Wall Street Journal scared a lot MORE people, by ENCOURAGING people to hord food.  That article made no sense to me. 

[Straw Man]

this is all mainstream news... drudge, cnn, Ny times, NY sun, WSJ:

wall street journal encouraged people to stock up.
UN Chief said bad things ahead.
several countries (brazil, USSR, argentina) stopped all food exports.
gas/oil prices up.
Food riots in haiti/egypt, elsewhere.
CNN reporting that many people are hoarding, Sams/Costco rationing rice.

I don't know what to make of it. 

I've been hoarding canned fish for the past few months - mostly because I love it and I've seen the prices go up recently.

I bought 4 cases of uber premium copper river salmon late last year now that the salmon fishing season was cancelled this year I'm really happy I stocked up.

[240 is Back]

IMO, it's wholly irresponsible to tell the general public to hoard food.  Because the idiot media is just dying to report some empty shelf somewhere, which will throw the public into a panic.

maybe it's good for ratings, but disrupting our system during tight economic times is irresponsible.

Of course, the writer who wrote that in the WSJ (that people should stock up on cereal, rice, etc) happened to own stock in Quaker....

[War-Horse]

Since grains are a commodity and the world economy is being affected by economic instability, the slightest movement anywhere causes over reaction.  Doesnt help that corn is trying to be used as fuel which takes millions of acres away from food production.    If they wanted less fuel to be used, just tax it to $5.00 glln........people would use less immediatly and food would still be around.

[240 is Back]

The USA grows most of our crops here.  So we don't have a lot to worry about.  There will be gradual rises due to gas prices - and there will be a few spot shrotages cause pricks are stocking up - but in the end, we take care of America first.

[War-Horse]

The USA grows most of our crops here.  So we don't have a lot to worry about.  There will be gradual rises due to gas prices - and there will be a few spot shrotages cause pricks are stocking up - but in the end, we take care of America first.

But a lot of farmers are jumping on the ethanol band wagon, id imagine.  wonder how many were converted this year?

[240 is Back]

But a lot of farmers are jumping on the ethanol band wagon, id imagine.  wonder how many were converted this year?

yeah, that did reduce crops.  The global warming whiners actually caused food prices to jump!

They said they're opening more fields for agriculture (here and worldwide) and the problem will correct. 

The population is just growing too quickly in non-industrialized nations.  Middle east/africa... they keep having babies and not contributing.  In the USA, we aren't growing nearly as fast.

[War-Horse]

yeah, that did reduce crops.  The global warming whiners actually caused food prices to jump!

They said they're opening more fields for agriculture (here and worldwide) and the problem will correct. 

The population is just growing too quickly in non-industrialized nations.  Middle east/africa... they keep having babies and not contributing.  In the USA, we aren't growing nearly as fast.

True.  Be nice if theyd quit fvcking for 10 yrs or so....

[240 is Back]

True.  Be nice if theyd quit fvcking for 10 yrs or so....

Hell yes.  Looking at the stats, it's insane.  The population in africa, asia, and the middle east is exploding, and the US population is very stable.  They are using way more resources, which hurts us here.

They need to just put the dick down. 

Attn people on the other hemisphere:  YOUR MOUTH CANNOT GET PREGNANT!

[Bindare_Dundat]

Attn people on the other hemisphere:  YOUR MOUTH CANNOT GET PREGNANT!

lol

It's a crazy world.