US$ 4.5 / gallon here in Toronto Canada. On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The effect of fuel costs has started to ripple throughout the economy, > into > formerly unexpected areas like the cost of basic food staples. Whether > because of bio-fuels, speculation, or hoarding, the cost of corn, wheat, > rice, and other basic staples has shot up alarmingly in the last several > months. > > While most of us in developed countries can afford to pay double and > triple > prices for basic food staples, in developing nations, such price spikes > are > a potential catastrophe. We could be looking at a resurgence in hunger > around the world. OPEC needs to face up to their responsibility for this > mess and help ease the price of oil. The developed world can pay, but the > developing world is getting wiped out. > > > The UN is looking for increased food production: > > http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D905T9KG0&show_article=1 > > Some U.S. stores are now facing shortages of basic food staples: > > http://nysun.com/news/food-rationing-confronts-breadbasket-world > > Resistance to engineered foods is dropping because of shortages: > > http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/21/business/21crop.php > > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's a $122.9CDN here where I am in Atlantic Canada or 4.63 USD/Gallon > > > > Thank god I have a home office. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew Grosset [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 11:16 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Oil reaches $117 for first time > > > > approx C$1.20/litre here (Alberta) which equates to > > > > C$5.45/imperial gallon > > > > C$4.54/US gallon > > > > conversion data: > > http://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/gallons-conversion.htm > > > > Andrew > > > > >$3.43 a gallon or thereabouts 'round these here parts ... > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:258882 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
