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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj AT intrex.net>]

clhw wrote:

> On another list, an article on "Peak Metal" was posted.
> Various metals in short supply/production causing price rises.
> Does anyone here know if this is true?

copper for one

> What about wheat crop shortages?
> Some people are reporting places like Whole Foods having none to sell.
> Others mentioning rising price. Various reasons given, but a lot pointing
> to bio-fuels. Also, weather/global warming.
>
> Is the price of bread going up in your locale as fast as gasoline?
> I paid $2.959 for 87 octane regular yesterday. Last week, it was $2.659 at
> the same store.

bread has gotten more expensive over the past year. a loaf of organic spelt
baked in-house is over $4.50