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We're talking about grain. If people can't afford grain what simpler, cheaper food would they fall back to? Sand?
by unyttigfjelltol 4y ago
We're talking about grain. If people can't afford grain what simpler, cheaper food would they fall back to? Sand?
- colechristensen 4y agoLots of US grain goes to produce ethanol which can be cut back. Lots more goes into livestock feed around the world. People might be able to afford grain but not meat and lots of grain is available to be reallocated to humans.
- drozycki 4y agoIf people can't afford grain then they go without food. Aka famine is the "fallback".
- formerkrogemp 4y agoFrom the ancient riots in Rome for the 'panem,' the cries of the Miserables storming the Bastille for the pan, the Russian revolution, the 'Arab spring,' the collapse of the Soviet Union, and other revolutions and times of trouble seem all to be coinciding with elevated grain/flour/bread prices. The poorest will have nothing to lose and will have everything to gain with a change in regime. Rich people will be fine I'm sure. Interesting times that we live in.