On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 19:54:30 -0700, Jan Steinman wrote:
>> From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:35:08 -0700, Jan Steinman wrote:
>>
>>> Grain
>>> harvests have been in steady decline for five years, at about a 2%
>>> rate, with no indication of change on the horizon.
>>
>> I believe you've been sold a bill of goods!
>My statement was sufficiently vague as to be defensible. But I should
>have more precisely said that the rate of increase in world grain
>output has been declining, and is no longer keeping up with the rate
>of increase in demand.
In other words, world grain production is NOT in decline, but is in fact
increasing.
> Ethanol in SUVs won't help this situation at
>all. Let them eat cake.
This sort of reasoning amazes me. Its a bit like arguing that sending my credit
card company 10% of what I owe them won't help reduce my debt. Something
doesn't have to be a 100% solution to
help.
>References:
I'll encourage you to dig a little deeper for your references, and find numbers
relevant to the topic at hand.
BB
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Barry B. Bean
Bean & Bean Cotton Company
Peach Orchard, MO
www.beancotton.com
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