‘…Consumption of the four staples that supply most human calories \u2014 wheat, rice, corn and soybeans \u2014 has outstripped production for much of the past decade, drawing once-large stockpiles down to worrisome levels. The imbalance between supply and demand has resulted in two huge spikes in international grain prices since 2007, with some grains more than doubling in cost.’<\/p>\n

via Food Supply Under Strain on a Warming Planet – NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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