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July 29, 2007 - US Wheat, durum and barley failure from drought - crops fed to cattle instead of sold because of drought and pricing. Ranchers selling herds because they can't feed them.
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July 28, 2006 - European veggie crop failure from heat. Yields down up to 40%.
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July 27, 2007 - US cattle dying from heat wave. Births down. Poultry experiencing similar losses. Dairy production down.
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December 17, 2007 - Food prices up by more than 40%, cereal reserves "severely depleted".
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December 5, 2007 - Higher consumtion rates + crop failures + grain marked for biofuel instead of food= world food use exceeds production 5 years running.
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November 20, 2007 - US & Brazil 2008 grain and bean crops threatened by drought.
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March 2008 - Unusual weather caused shortages in the hops crops in Europe Czechoslovakia and Slovenia. Because farmers have been converting hops acreage to other, more profitable crops (like biofuel grains), this means a worldwide shortage.
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April & June, 2008 - Expect spiking prices on beer and wine, due to weather-oriented shortages of hops, grains and grapes.
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June 17, 2008 - US Midwest flooding raising corn and beef prices - corn and soybean crop failure anticipated.
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Info on various costs involved in owning a freezer.
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