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Re:A world grain shortage puts tens of millions at risk by monkeybutton on Saturday May 21, 2022 @06:52PM (#31462862)
Can't tell if this is a joke or not. One would think that if a farmer could raise output (and thus revenue) by 140% on short demand, they would have already done so years ago?
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Re:A world grain shortage puts tens of millions at risk by seunosewa on Saturday May 21, 2022 @07:07PM (#31463010)
They can increase wheat production by growing less of other crops. Rationale: wheat is more profitable because of its scarcity.
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Re:A world grain shortage puts tens of millions at risk by monkeybutton on Saturday May 21, 2022 @07:35PM (#31463255)
I guess smaller shortages spread over many crops is better than a large shortage in one major crop. Here's hoping it all works out!
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