Grains Gone Wild
Submitted on May 02, 2008 (Original item from 2008)
Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | Environment | Farming Practices | Food Trends | International Research | Meat, Dairy, Egg Consumption | Vegetarian Motivations or Barriers
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This opinion piece by New York Times columnist Paul Krugman discusses the escalating prices of wheat, corn, rice, and other food basics and the likely causes, including the change in diet of the Chinese population to include more meat, the escalating price of oil, and bad weather in key agricultural areas.
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