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Where Are Your Grocery Dollars Going?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Henry T. Casey

In March, the USDA released the newest figures in a series of data entitled The Food Dollar; an annual breakdown of food prices that tracks where each dollar spent on groceries actually goes. The results are startling. For 2008 (the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Food, Geopolitics, Labor, Technology, The Economy | Tagged corn, Ethanol, Farm Bill, Farmers, Food Commodities, Food dollar, local food, oil, small farms, Supply and demand, Sustainability | 2 Comments

The Next Source of Instability

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Henry T. Casey

Food shortages are fueling unrest all over the world. In Tunisia, riots spurred by rising grain prices and food scarcity could not be quashed, and as anti-government sentiment rose to a deafening, piercing pitch, President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali was … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Food, Geopolitics, Labor, The Economy | Tagged Australia drought, China, Climate Change, cocoa, commodity, consumer spending, corn, Cote d'Ivoire, democracy, demonstration effect, Egypt, exports, FOA, food shortages, India, Mubarak, Mugabe, Paul Krugman, prices, riots, Russian wildfires, scarcity, sugar, Supply and demand, Tunisia, UN, wheat, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment

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