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   Amy Blankenship to Kris Krieger   
   Re: Corn prices   
   10 May 08 08:53:39   
   
   XPost: alt.planning.urban   
   From: Amy_nospam@magnoliamultimedia.com   
      
   "Kris Krieger"  wrote in message   
   news:6sidnUWycKLiVrnVnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d@earthlink.com...   
   > Pat  wrote in news:01b2946a-da8c-45ca-8aac-   
   > 4f23f2dac7ef@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com:   
   >   
   >> I was up the road talking to a farmer.  The only corn he sells is at a   
   >> roadside stand.  He planted LESS corn this year for sale.  He figures   
   >> that corn prices are going to be so high that people will be buying   
   >> less, so he's planting less so he isn't caught with extra corn.  Hmmmm.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I'm not sure that makes sense - I'm sure he'd still sell for less than the   
   > gorceries, whcih attracts people.  Also, corn for food will be harder to   
   > get as more and more is dedicatedto ethanol production (even tho' plain   
   > ol' native Switchgtrass, IIRC, is more efficient, btu that's another   
   > story).  Prices are also up along with anything and everythign telse that   
   > gets shipped by truck - higher fuel prices means higher checkout prices.   
   > People still need to eat, and corn will still be cheaper than many other   
   > things.   
   >   
      
   I had similar thoughts...   
      
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