At least, according to an agenda-pushing media that wants to cover up the destruction of this nation because it lied us into wars that stole all our money -- and is about to do the same again via Iran!
"ST. LOUIS - The Mississippi River climbed toward its high-water mark yesterday at St. Louis and was expected to crest over the next couple of days at points downriver, but the worst of the flood of 2008 appeared to be over.
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More good news:
"US floods may not exacerbate food inflation" by Associated Press | July 1, 2008
DES MOINES - Midwest floods may not contribute as much to food inflation as was feared.
Corn prices fell yesterday after the government surprised traders, reporting farmers tried to cash in on soaring corn demand for ethanol by planting more acres of the crop than the market expected. That could be good news for shoppers, although food prices still have to contend with rising costs for distribution and for fuel.
The stuff should have been planted as FOOD to BEGIN WITH!
I have NEVER LIKED the IDEA of BURNING FOOD for FUEL!!
We got HUNGRY PEOPLE in this world, ya know?
Farmers will harvest nearly 9 percent fewer acres of corn this year than last year, in part because of Midwest flooding that has damaged a portion of the crop, the government reported.
But the latest USDA figures also showed that farmers had planted more than a million additional acres of corn than they had expected to plant in March, which may remove some of the inflation potential out of the floods.
Then again, it might not if the government's track record is any indication!
An ethanol industry trade group, Renewable Fuels Association, said the anticipated corn harvest will be enough to satisfy projected needs.
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The record storms and floods that swept through the Midwest last month struck at the heart of America’s corn region, drowning fields and dashing hopes of a bumper crop.
They also brought into sharp relief a new economic hazard. As America grows more reliant on corn for its fuel supply, it is becoming vulnerable to the many hazards that can damage crops, ranging from droughts to plagues to storms.
The floods have helped send the price of ethanol up 19 percent in a month. They appear to have had little effect on the price of gasoline at the pump, as ethanol represents only about 6 percent of the nation’s transport fuel today.
The ethanol mandate is set at nine billion gallons for 2008 and is scheduled to rise to 36 billion gallons a year by 2022.
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I was only kidding when I said to use the gas as a shit chaser, readers.
