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Re: Corn prices

Kris Krieger

05-09-2008

Re: Corn prices

Amy Blankenship

05-10-2008

Kris Krieger

Warm Worm

Amy Blankenship

Warm Worm

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Posted by Kris Krieger on May 9, 2008, 6:08 pm

4f23f2dac7ef@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com:

> I was up the road talking to a farmer. The only corn he sells is at a

> roadside stand. He planted LESS corn this year for sale. He figures

> that corn prices are going to be so high that people will be buying

> less, so he's planting less so he isn't caught with extra corn. Hmmmm.

I'm not sure that makes sense - I'm sure he'd still sell for less than the
gorceries, whcih attracts people. Also, corn for food will be harder to
get as more and more is dedicatedto ethanol production (even tho' plain
ol' native Switchgtrass, IIRC, is more efficient, btu that's another
story). Prices are also up along with anything and everythign telse that
gets shipped by truck - higher fuel prices means higher checkout prices.
People still need to eat, and corn will still be cheaper than many other
things.

Posted by Amy Blankenship on May 10, 2008, 9:53 am

> 4f23f2dac7ef@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com:

>> I was up the road talking to a farmer. The only corn he sells is at a

>> roadside stand. He planted LESS corn this year for sale. He figures

>> that corn prices are going to be so high that people will be buying

>> less, so he's planting less so he isn't caught with extra corn. Hmmmm.

> I'm not sure that makes sense - I'm sure he'd still sell for less than the

> gorceries, whcih attracts people. Also, corn for food will be harder to

> get as more and more is dedicatedto ethanol production (even tho' plain

> ol' native Switchgtrass, IIRC, is more efficient, btu that's another

> story). Prices are also up along with anything and everythign telse that

> gets shipped by truck - higher fuel prices means higher checkout prices.

> People still need to eat, and corn will still be cheaper than many other

> things.

I had similar thoughts...

Posted by Kris Krieger on May 10, 2008, 2:05 pm

>> news:01b2946a-da8c-45ca-8aac-

>> 4f23f2dac7ef@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com:

>>> I was up the road talking to a farmer. The only corn he sells is at

>>> a roadside stand. He planted LESS corn this year for sale. He

>>> figures that corn prices are going to be so high that people will be

>>> buying less, so he's planting less so he isn't caught with extra

>>> corn. Hmmmm.

>>>

>> I'm not sure that makes sense - I'm sure he'd still sell for less

>> than the gorceries, whcih attracts people. Also, corn for food will

>> be harder to get as more and more is dedicatedto ethanol production

>> (even tho' plain ol' native Switchgtrass, IIRC, is more efficient,

>> btu that's another story). Prices are also up along with anything

>> and everythign telse that gets shipped by truck - higher fuel prices

>> means higher checkout prices. People still need to eat, and corn will

>> still be cheaper than many other things.

> I had similar thoughts...

Plus, corn is a *cultural* staple - I mean, who ever heard of a
picnic/cookout/BBQ without corn on the cob? No joke, corn is just
quintessentially *American* (as in all of th eAmericas), given it's
predecessor (teocinte) was native to Mexico and IIRC the area of the US
SouthWest, and maize was developed by the First Americans.

Corn, potatoes, and tomatoes.

(Wild rice was harvested by them as well, but rice is of course not unique
to the Americas.)

Anyhoo, seriously - corn is more than just a food, it's a cultural icon, a
symbol, as much a part of the American identity as other foods are part of
other cultural identities.

Posted by Warm Worm on May 11, 2008, 3:03 am

Amy Blankenship wrote:

>> 4f23f2dac7ef@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com:

>>> I was up the road talking to a farmer. The only corn he sells is at a

>>> roadside stand. He planted LESS corn this year for sale. He figures

>>> that corn prices are going to be so high that people will be buying

>>> less, so he's planting less so he isn't caught with extra corn. Hmmmm.

>>>

>> I'm not sure that makes sense - I'm sure he'd still sell for less than the

>> gorceries, whcih attracts people. Also, corn for food will be harder to

>> get as more and more is dedicatedto ethanol production (even tho' plain

>> ol' native Switchgtrass, IIRC, is more efficient, btu that's another

>> story). Prices are also up along with anything and everythign telse that

>> gets shipped by truck - higher fuel prices means higher checkout prices.

>> People still need to eat, and corn will still be cheaper than many other

>> things.

> I had similar thoughts...

Hey Amy, are the one I see online who's worked with Authorware?

Posted by Amy Blankenship on May 11, 2008, 12:18 pm

> Amy Blankenship wrote:

>>> news:01b2946a-da8c-45ca-8aac-

>>> 4f23f2dac7ef@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com:

>>>

>>>> I was up the road talking to a farmer. The only corn he sells is at a

>>>> roadside stand. He planted LESS corn this year for sale. He figures

>>>> that corn prices are going to be so high that people will be buying

>>>> less, so he's planting less so he isn't caught with extra corn. Hmmmm.

>>>>

>>> I'm not sure that makes sense - I'm sure he'd still sell for less than

>>> the

>>> gorceries, whcih attracts people. Also, corn for food will be harder to

>>> get as more and more is dedicatedto ethanol production (even tho' plain

>>> ol' native Switchgtrass, IIRC, is more efficient, btu that's another

>>> story). Prices are also up along with anything and everythign telse

>>> that

>>> gets shipped by truck - higher fuel prices means higher checkout prices.

>>> People still need to eat, and corn will still be cheaper than many other

>>> things.

>>>

>> I had similar thoughts...

> Hey Amy, are the one I see online who's worked with Authorware?

That is one thing that I do ;-)

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