Food Inflation Literally Hits Dirt!
By CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
United States
April 21, 2008 3:45pm CST
In the worst slums of Port-au-Prince, Haiti where 80% population live on less than $2 a day, rice now sells for $0.30 cents a cup. That's double the price of 1 year ago, according to an Associated Press report, leaving the poorest of the poor to subsist mainly on "cookies" made with dirt. Choice clay from the central plateau is at least a source of calcium and can be baked with salt and vegetable shortening. However, recently the La Saline slum, the reporter noted, the price of dirt, too, has risen about 40%.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Apr 08
Hello CraftyCorner. It is indeed a problem for the price to rise in food and all the others that it makes the current life much more difficult than it used to. We have so many things, whose prices are increasing while our salary remains the same level, which is so bad. This is a global economic phenomenon. I wonder when the inflation will become better without going on non-stop.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
23 Apr 08
I don't know if it can stop unless and until the foodstuff speculators pop the food bubble, biofuels stop burning food, we grow food more intelligently....
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Everyone thought American houses would continue to go up in price forever but that didn't happen, whatever will happen, I am very very worried....
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
5 Oct 08
Hello CraftyCorner. Thank you so much for the best response. Right now it is after six months, but the recession is still going on without any good sign of the recession getting improved although governments are trying to solve the problem. I think that it will take quite some time before it is finally fixed. But still I am hoping for the best of it. Thank you again for the BR, my dear friend. Good day and take care.
@djd832001 (124)
• United States
21 Apr 08
It is so sad that they are going through this. My brother in law lives in Haiti and its a worry everyday wondering how he is doing. We want him to move here with us but he wants to finish his education.
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