Stock up on wine and bacon before climate change gets worse | Grist
Bacon: CNBC reports that bacon prices are set to soar this summer, prompting suggestions of a Strategic Bacon Reserve. It's a cascade of problems -- warming conditions (among other factors) mean shabby corn crops, which mean there's less to feed the pigs, which means the bacon supply suffers.Money and Crisis and Bacon: The Crisis We Should Be Panicking About — Bacon Prices - CNBC
The reason for surging bacon prices is that hog farmers have pared their herds due to high feed costs after corn prices hit a record near $8 a bushel last month.40 Percent of Corn Goes to Ethanol - By Greg Pollowitz - Planet Gore - National Review Online
Diverting 40 percent to ethanol has disagreeable consequences for food. In just a year, the price of bacon has soared by 24 percent.
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Hey Tom, regarding the Grist article about higher bacon prices and warming conditions leading to shabby crops and a lower bacon supply, good job bringing up and posting the two links following that article that leads to corn being used for ethanol production.
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