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"George" wrote in message
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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?

But...are there really people in the US who still eat lots of grains, corn,
and rice? As a low-carber with a gluten sensitivity, I can't imagine that
stuff fed to anything but livestock.

The low carb craze has increased grain demands by increasing demand for
livestock. Ethanol demand came in time to rescue grain farmers from the
decline of the low carb craze.

- Don Klipstein )