Originally Posted by TheMercenary:
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The rising cost of food in this country is directly related to the price of fuel and nothing else. Period.
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Originally Posted by richlevy:
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I usually have a problem with phrases like 'always' and 'nothing else'. While I'll agree that energy costs in the supply chain have a lot to do with it, you can't discount natural disasters and drought (possibly more frequent/damaging due to global warming) and rising demand in third world nations that are becoming wealthier.
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Note my comment
"in this country", frankly I am not as concerned about third world nations issues as I am about the costs directly affecting our country.