They're not bad but the Wenatchee, Washington crop last summer was the best I've ever had. They obviously had perfect climate last summer for cherries.
On my summer sabbatical I actually put in for cherry picking in the Okanagan for something to do - take the motorcycle, hang out, tan, tent, sit around the evening fire, etc. I think they saw through my veil of a sham.
Food Markets
Re: Food Markets
by RedDog » 01/ 09/ 12 7:31 pm
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 01/ 17/ 12 1:31 pm
Mexico's Tarahumara Indians suffering grave hunger crisis
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_n ... amine.html
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Re: Food Markets
by RedDog » 01/ 17/ 12 1:32 pm
The Chilean cherries are here! The Chilean cherries are here! 
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 02/ 16/ 12 2:50 pm
Weather Around the World Affecting Crop Prices
http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/la ... 10663.html
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 02/ 19/ 12 10:09 pm
The latest in the commodities index US pricing http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 02/ 22/ 12 4:26 pm
England Faces Worst Drought in Generation – Head of Farmers’ Union Warns Food Prices Will Go Up
http://www.thetrumpet.com/9127.7951.0.0 ... generation
Sticky Situation: Mild Winter Worries Maple Syrup Producers
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate ... 53193752/1
http://www.thetrumpet.com/9127.7951.0.0 ... generation
Sticky Situation: Mild Winter Worries Maple Syrup Producers
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate ... 53193752/1
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 02/ 23/ 12 5:37 pm
Farmers Furious After Iraq Stops Buying US Rice
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/fa ... 59623.html
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by Edward Kennedy » 03/ 27/ 12 7:30 am
Garden-Gnome wrote:How about getting rid of the cheap food policy and people pay what it really costs instead of farmer's and food production specialists (which is a nifty way of saying farmer) subsidizing urban folk.
No offense meant.
I missed this, but am shocked...it is an intelligent observation not because I concur with it but because it is the truth.
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Re: Food Markets
by Edward Kennedy » 03/ 27/ 12 7:31 am
styky wrote:Farmers Furious After Iraq Stops Buying US Rice
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/fa ... 59623.html
FIne, and when they come back I hope they find the price has doubled.
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Re: Food Markets
by Edward Kennedy » 03/ 27/ 12 7:33 am
styky wrote:England Faces Worst Drought in Generation – Head of Farmers’ Union Warns Food Prices Will Go Up
http://www.thetrumpet.com/9127.7951.0.0 ... generation
Sticky Situation: Mild Winter Worries Maple Syrup Producers
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate ... 53193752/1
Excellent quality product this year.
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 04/ 06/ 12 12:04 pm
No, You're Not Imagining It; Your Grocery Bill Is Going Up Fast
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/201 ... _fast.html
World Food Prices Rise Further, Raising Fears of Unrest
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-foo ... 50934.html
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/201 ... _fast.html
World Food Prices Rise Further, Raising Fears of Unrest
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 04/ 10/ 12 2:47 pm
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 04/ 16/ 12 8:25 pm
Shrinking food sizes leave shoppers at disadvantage
By Andrea DeMeer, QMI Agency
Last Updated: April 16, 2012 9:08am
From time to time it is necessary for government to take steps to protect consumers from their own gullibility.
Witness provinces moving to enact laws forcing wireless service providers to simplify billing plans and be more upfront about costs.
Verily, one should not have to possess a business degree and above-average psychic intelligence to decipher a data usage contract.
There is another industry that needs to be brought to heel when it comes to pricing and transparency that is more essential to everyday life than smartphones.
We're talking about food.
Rising food prices--driven largely by increased energy and transportation costs --are no longer news.
According to Statistics Canada, the price of a loaf of bread increased almost 10% in the last year. The cost of vegetables and meat jumped 8.3% and 6.5%, respectively. At the same time, grocery store sales were flat.
In an attempt to bolster the bottom line, many food packagers have significantly reduced product size without adjusting price.
The cheese bar shriveled from 900 grams to 600. Last month there were 16 sausages in the package, today there are 12. There aren't as many chicken wings in the box, and if you look closely it appears someone sat on the can of coffee.
Naturally, both food processors and grocery retailers hope no one is paying that much attention. Food advertisements have become increasingly misleading. A budget-conscious soccer mom drives halfway across the city because butter is on sale for $1.99, only to discover butter is now being marketed by the half-pound.
Packaging is a significant contributor to food price. If these less-is-more strategies allow companies to maintain their gross sales, input costs necessarily increase. The result? Food gets even more expensive.
Canadians deserve a you-get-what-you-think-you-pay-for law when it comes to food.
Manufacturers should be required to clearly state "new size" on packaging when portion size is reduced and weight and volume require legislated prominence in food ads.
Size is not everything. But when it comes to food, size and price are the only things.
Consumers deserve as much help as possible to make the best choices.
http://www.lfpress.com/comment/editoria ... 37031.html
By Andrea DeMeer, QMI Agency
Last Updated: April 16, 2012 9:08am
From time to time it is necessary for government to take steps to protect consumers from their own gullibility.
Witness provinces moving to enact laws forcing wireless service providers to simplify billing plans and be more upfront about costs.
Verily, one should not have to possess a business degree and above-average psychic intelligence to decipher a data usage contract.
There is another industry that needs to be brought to heel when it comes to pricing and transparency that is more essential to everyday life than smartphones.
We're talking about food.
Rising food prices--driven largely by increased energy and transportation costs --are no longer news.
According to Statistics Canada, the price of a loaf of bread increased almost 10% in the last year. The cost of vegetables and meat jumped 8.3% and 6.5%, respectively. At the same time, grocery store sales were flat.
In an attempt to bolster the bottom line, many food packagers have significantly reduced product size without adjusting price.
The cheese bar shriveled from 900 grams to 600. Last month there were 16 sausages in the package, today there are 12. There aren't as many chicken wings in the box, and if you look closely it appears someone sat on the can of coffee.
Naturally, both food processors and grocery retailers hope no one is paying that much attention. Food advertisements have become increasingly misleading. A budget-conscious soccer mom drives halfway across the city because butter is on sale for $1.99, only to discover butter is now being marketed by the half-pound.
Packaging is a significant contributor to food price. If these less-is-more strategies allow companies to maintain their gross sales, input costs necessarily increase. The result? Food gets even more expensive.
Canadians deserve a you-get-what-you-think-you-pay-for law when it comes to food.
Manufacturers should be required to clearly state "new size" on packaging when portion size is reduced and weight and volume require legislated prominence in food ads.
Size is not everything. But when it comes to food, size and price are the only things.
Consumers deserve as much help as possible to make the best choices.
http://www.lfpress.com/comment/editoria ... 37031.html
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 05/ 09/ 12 12:38 pm
Hmmm Appears my coffee sale purchases over the last few months was good planning.
Guatemala’s coffee crop hit by killer fungus
More aggressive variety threatens farmers
By Mike McDonald, Reuters May 8, 2012
GUATEMALA CITY – A mutant strain of one of the world’s most devastating coffee diseases is attacking crops in Guatemala, putting farmers on high alert for a wider outbreak across Central America.
Growers are battling a new form of leaf rust fungus, or roya, which kills leaves on coffee trees and makes the weakened plants produce less.
Leaf rust usually infects coffee grown at lower altitudes where it is hotter and wetter, conditions in which the fungus thrives, but a new type is creeping up to higher, cooler areas.
That is a big worry for gourmet coffee roasters who rely on arabica coffee grown in the mountains or on slopes of steep volcanoes. Together, Central America and Mexico produce around one-fifth of the world’s arabica, a higher-quality variety favoured by most top-end roasters, such as Starbucks.
“We haven’t seen leaf rust at this intensity ever before in Guatemala,” Ricardo Villanueva, president of Guatemala’s coffee growers’ association Anacafe, told Reuters.
Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Gua ... z1uOTEvrMC
Appears my coffee sale purchases over the last few months was good planning. Guatemala’s coffee crop hit by killer fungus
More aggressive variety threatens farmers
By Mike McDonald, Reuters May 8, 2012
GUATEMALA CITY – A mutant strain of one of the world’s most devastating coffee diseases is attacking crops in Guatemala, putting farmers on high alert for a wider outbreak across Central America.
Growers are battling a new form of leaf rust fungus, or roya, which kills leaves on coffee trees and makes the weakened plants produce less.
Leaf rust usually infects coffee grown at lower altitudes where it is hotter and wetter, conditions in which the fungus thrives, but a new type is creeping up to higher, cooler areas.
That is a big worry for gourmet coffee roasters who rely on arabica coffee grown in the mountains or on slopes of steep volcanoes. Together, Central America and Mexico produce around one-fifth of the world’s arabica, a higher-quality variety favoured by most top-end roasters, such as Starbucks.
“We haven’t seen leaf rust at this intensity ever before in Guatemala,” Ricardo Villanueva, president of Guatemala’s coffee growers’ association Anacafe, told Reuters.
Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Gua ... z1uOTEvrMC
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Re: Food Markets
by styky » 05/ 11/ 12 12:19 pm
So much for cherries
Western Canada Flood Risk "Exceptional"
Jim Andrews
By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist
May 11, 2012; 6:00 AM ET
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Snow water equivalent by river basin in British Columbia as of May 1, 2012. The highest water equivalent is found in regions shaded dark blue. (Image credit: B.C. River Forecast Centre)
Above-normal snowpack has set up an "exceptional" seasonal flood risk in British Columbia, the CBC News website said Wednesday.................http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n ... exce/65013
Western Canada Flood Risk "Exceptional"
Jim Andrews
By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist
May 11, 2012; 6:00 AM ET
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Above-normal snowpack has set up an "exceptional" seasonal flood risk in British Columbia, the CBC News website said Wednesday.................http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n ... exce/65013
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