Re: 2008: Prices, Optimism Rise for Rice Farmers

In <c6f3e4c8-9ff6-4892-92fa-4a70859167bd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Ablang wrote:

<In short, rice prices inflating to $13.3 to sometimes 15.5 cents per
pound>

At this rate, rice is hardly more expensive as fuel than petroleum is,
even assuming 1/3 as much heat of combustion per unit weight.

I think a big part of the food price problem is demand for fuel.

- Don Klipstein (don@xxxxxxxxx)
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