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roachboy, does it (or anything else) go into detail in terms of which foodstuffs are increasing and by what rate? If corn is skyrocketing, this means other foodstuffs are too. (The meat and dairy industry is fueled largely in part by low-grade corn.)
I thought about this today because I heard a news bit on CBC Radio today that reported little price increases for food over the past year in Canada. (Under 2%.) But, then again, we don't have a devalued dollar, a housing crash, nor a threat of a recession.
And to answer you question on speculation, I think it is a simplistic answer, though it does explain a lot. The media is reporting on this, but it seems only to be in financial media.
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