Already we have riots, hoarding, panic: the sign of things to come?

Already we have riots, hoarding, panic: the sign of things to come?

www.timesonline.co.uk

The spectre of food shortages is casting a shadow across the globe, causing riots in Africa, consumer protests in Europe and panic in food-importing countries. In a world of increasing affluence, the hoarding of rice and wheat has begun. The President of the Philippines made an unprecedented call last week to the Vietnamese Prime Minister, requesting that he promise to supply a quantity of rice

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Now the Time online is suspecting something happening globally. As previously reported on ATS of few times, this is just going to increase. People say that we in the US will never run out of food. Well, I would be so quick to take that side of the argument.
I wonder if they read Gools thread?

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[edit on 3/7/2008 by palehorse23]

I think, it has to be much worse elsewhere before you do not get popcorn in America anymore...

I don't have time for a good reply. I'm going to Costco and buy some 50 lb bags of rice and see if I can sell them on Ebay!