Tuesday, September 4, 2012

2013 Will Be The Year For A Serious Global Food Crisis



Why 2013 Will Be A Year Of Crisis -- David Frum, CNN Contributor

(CNN) -- Prediction: 2013 will be a year of serious global crisis. That crisis is predictable, and in fact has already begun. It will inescapably confront the next president of the United States. Yet this emerging crisis got not a mention at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. We'll see if the Democrats do better.

The crisis originates in this summer's extreme weather. Almost 80% of the continental United States experienced drought conditions. Russia and Australia experienced drought as well.

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My Comment: Food inflation will hit Africa/The Middle East/and Asia far more than than World countries. And if history is any indication .... food inflation usually results in political instability and unrest.

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  2. Riots erupted in Mexico City in 2006 because the ethanol fiasco drove up the cost of tortillas.

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