Bill Moyers/Expose
Ever wonder why 1/3 of America's farms were bought at bargain prices during the depression (of 1929, not 2009)—besides the interest of big business to move the labor force into urban factories—1 word: SUBSIDIES. This govt ploy to make big food companies richer is so out of control that farmers now get paid not to plant food
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Unit |
2007 |
2008 |
Change |
| Beans | Cwt | $3.08 | $5.06 | 64.29% |
| Corn | Bu | $3.49 | $5.12 | 46.70% |
| Cotton | Lb | $0.44 | $0.61 | 37.95% |
| Flaxseed | Bu | $7.08 | $16.60 | 134.46% |
| Hay | Ton | $138.00 | $166.00 | 20.29% |
| Lentils | Cwt | $13.20 | $32.70 | 147.73% |
| Peas................... | Cwt | $10.10 | $16.40 | 62.38% |
| Rice, Rough | Cwt | $10.00 | $15.00 | 50.00% |
| Soybeans | Bu | $7.12 | $12.30 | 72.75% |
| Wheat | Bu | $4.88 | $8.80 | 80.33% |
Source: USDA/NASS - Ag Prices Received
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USDA Commodity Prices
First—-look at these fucking prices!
Second—look at these crops—all staple grains that the vast majority of the world depends on for sustenance...
Third—follow this link & check meat & fruit prices, which also require costly fuel to transport, but havnt seen nearly such high price hikes...
Fourth—understand, this has much less to do with fuel prices than commodity speculation, bio fuel diversion & U.S govt subsidies...
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