Frank wrote:
U.S. Rice is abundant. We grow twice as much rice as we eat. Sam's Club is
rationing only ethnic rice. Ordinary long-grain, white rice is cheaper
than dirt - take as much as you want.

That maybe the case in your area, but we couldn't find any either at the
local Sam's Club or Costco stores. No Texas long grain or other type of
rice. I'd checked Costo again yesterday, the shelves were empty of rice as
usual for the last few weeks, lots of beans though, LOL. Rice prices are
very high and if I'm not mistaken, it has already triple for the year.


What we are seeing is the result of deciding to grind up food (corn,
grains, rice) to make ethanol to keep the SUVs going without planning
where that extra food will come from. At least we have alternatives
here. How about the people in poor countries who depend on rice for food
but we bought it to make ethanol?