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My point was that potatoes were probably too expensive for them in the first place. If millions of people are starving but can't afford potatoes, they have litt
by qw 16y ago
My point was that potatoes were probably too expensive for them in the first place. If millions of people are starving but can't afford potatoes, they have little impact on the price. They could only have an impact on the price if they could actually afford to buy it. Those who could afford potatoes could probably also adjust to the increased wheat prices.
Potatoes and rice are probably in two different markets, similar to bread and cake.
- Tichy 16y agoBut then potatoes can not be used to prove that there was no real food shortage, hence the argument made in the article is refuted (not proving that there was indeed a shortage, but he would have to provide other data to support his theory). That was my point.