by Dnurkle | | whole Wheat
In a recent news article on ‘Bloomberg.com: Worldwide’ there is this breakdown of two categories of grain price increase: Milling wheat for November delivery on the Euronext.liffe exchange in Paris climbed 7.50 euros, or 4 percent, to 197.50 euros ($312) a...
by Dnurkle | | whole Wheat
There are many factors to the increase of wheat prices in America. Here are just a few: · We are now importing wheat – whereas we used to be wheat exporters. · We have paid farmers to switch from edible crops to ‘burnable’ crops for fuel · We are...
by Dnurkle | | whole Wheat
In October 2007 scientists and researchers met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and established an early warning system to check the spread of stem rust. A survey system was then set up that would help researchers track and identify the spread of the fungus The Bill Gates...
by Dnurkle | | whole Wheat
Rising world food prices have sparked Egypt’s government into a struggle to contain a political crisis. Violence has broken out at long subsidized bread lines, and the president is worried about unrest. He has ordered the army to step in. At least seven people...