The price of rice

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Torin

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Since when did rice become so damn expensive? The cheapest rice at my
local sprmkt is almost $2lb! This for cheapo house brand long grain
wht rice. I thought rice was starch fer poh' folks. Fer another $1
can buy 5 lbs of potatoes.

nb
 
On 15/02/2011 9:37 PM, notbob wrote:


I thought that rice had started getting expensive about a year ago.

I just saw a news report this evening that predicted huge increases in
food prices in the near future due to crops freezing in Mexico.
 
Dave Smith wrote:


That and all the "quantitative easing" wherein central banks print
vast amounts of additional money.

This would not be as big a problem is the wealth diversity gap were not
also widening at a stunning rate. All that newly printed money is
not going into the hands of people who need it to buy food.

Steve
 
Steve Pope wrote:

Flooding in several countries, Bad freezing weather in the south, Printing
too much money, Governments collapsing in oil states, increase in ethanol
for fuel, farmers growing less because of peak oil, oil based fertilizers
cost going up...

Do not worry, the four horsemen will solve the worlds problems :)

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On 2/15/2011 9:39 PM, Miche wrote:

How long ago was that? Just curious, thanks. I haven't bought rice in
sometime, so I haven't lately kept up with its prices at the local
grocery stores.

Sky

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In article ,
Sky wrote:


Several months ago.


I'm in New Zealand, so I don't know how much that'll help. ;)

Miche

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Miche wrote in news:micheinnz-74C287.16393716022011
@news.itconsult.net:



News report today........

China rice laced with heavy metals - report

* From correspondents in Beijing
* From: AFP
* February 16, 2011 1:38PM



UP to 10 per cent of rice grown in China is contaminated with harmful
heavy metals stemming from pollution linked to the nation's rapid
industrialisation, a report has found.

This week's edition of the New Century magazine cited studies showing that
large amounts of Chinese rice have been tainted with heavy metals like
cadmium for years but that little has been done to highlight the dangers.

"During China's fast-paced industrialisation, activities such as mining
have sprung up everywhere, releasing into the environment chemical
elements like cadmium, arsenic, mercury and other harmful heavy metals,"
the report said.

"These harmful heavy metals have spread through the air and water,
polluting a rather large area of China's land ... a complete chain of food
contamination has existed for years."

The report cited academic studies since 2007 focussing on several rural
villages in southern China near mines and industrial areas where health
problems such as bone diseases have emerged, mostly among the elderly.


Of the major grains, rice has the strongest tendency to absorb cadmium,
which often seeps into water used for irrigation near mines, especially
lead, tin and copper mines, the report said.

"No matter if the tests were taken by agricultural ministry departments or
by academics, research all shows that about 10 per cent of Chinese rice
has levels of cadmium that surpass standards," the report said.

It added that no major studies have been done on the toxicity and
potential health hazards of eating the tainted rice.

Rice, which is largely grown in south China, is the nation's staple grain,
with about 200 million tonnes produced annually, the report said.

Food safety is a major problem in China, where quality scares regularly
emerge.

Recent scandals have involved contaminated red wine, bleached mushrooms,
fake tofu and recycled cooking oil.

In 2008, at least six children died and about 300,000 fell sick after
consuming powdered milk laced with the industrial chemical melamine, which
was added to make products appear higher in protein.

Rapid industrialisation during the past 30 years helped China become the
world's second-largest economy last year.

But the focus on growth, combined with lax environmental protections, have
saddled the country with some of the world's worst water and air
pollution.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/china-rice-laced-
with-heavy-metals-report/story-e6frfkur-1226006946337#ixzz1E5nN4sdm


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Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

"As we weep for what we have lost, and as we grieve for family and friends
and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who
we are.

We are Queenslanders.

We're the people that they breed tough, north of the border.

We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again."
 
notbob wrote:



I buy rice by the box of frozen organic brown rice from TJs. So, I pay a
premium, in exchange for a two cup packet that is microwave done in
three minutes.

Best,

Andy
 
Miche wrote in news:micheinnz-1B5993.17214516022011
@news.itconsult.net:

my



5kg of Basmati rice is going for $10.29 at Woolworths at the moment.

5kg Jasmine $10.63

1.5kg Brown for $4.89

10kg Sunlong Long Grain for $21.70...

or no name brand.. 5kg for $8.01


--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

"As we weep for what we have lost, and as we grieve for family and friends
and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who
we are.

We are Queenslanders.

We're the people that they breed tough, north of the border.

We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again."
 
On 16 Feb 2011 02:37:39 GMT, notbob wrote:

Our groceries are going up in price... I've seen people complain about
it here in rfc for at least a year, but it's official now. I saw it
on one of the news networks lately... food prices are rising and will
continue to rise.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
sf wrote:



sf,

Agreed.

The other day, I heard the USA corn supply is at "some" all time low,
thanks to it's production into ethanol fuel.

And on top of that we still gotta pay taxes?

Crazy.

Best,

Andy
 
On Feb 15, 8:37?pm, notbob wrote:

Where the hell have you been, under a rock? Rice prices went up over
three years ago. And you think paying three bucks for five pounds of
potatoes is reasonable? You're the "po' folk", yer mind is mush.
 
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