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2010-08-09 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Glesing Spolugum1017 2010-08-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 HMMMMM, HMMMMM, wehell, as per PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > INDJUH is allegedly covertly + deliber sending its bad goodies over the borders into BANGLADESH, which in turn is riling + po'ing the Bangla locals???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-09 00:41|| 2010-08-09 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 OTOH RUSSIA = MEDVEDEV is planning to keep its wheat/grain crops.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-09 00:43|| 2010-08-09 00:43|| Front Page Top

#3 What is with governments squandering vast sums of money subsidizing one of the richest segments of society, farmers. Its the same everywhere.

Posted by phil_b 2010-08-09 03:32|| 2010-08-09 03:32|| Front Page Top

#4 As Joe just said, Russia has suffered about a 25% drop in wheat production this year from last. They're not planning on exporting any ....

Posted by gorb 2010-08-09 05:09|| 2010-08-09 05:09|| Front Page Top

#5 What is with governments squandering vast sums of money subsidizing one of the richest segments of society, farmers.

We all like to eat, and we like to know that our next meal is in the bag.

Sure, farm subsidies are unfair and inefficient.

So is starvation.

Posted by Steve White 2010-08-09 09:15|| 2010-08-09 09:15|| Front Page Top

#6 farming subsidies have never bothered me.And by walking around looking at most ppl here in the US doesn't look like too many would survive off bark soup.

Posted by chris 2010-08-09 11:57|| 2010-08-09 11:57|| Front Page Top

#7 I think without subsidies too many farmers stampede towards the current 'big money' crop and ruin the market for it while creating shortages in other areas simultaneously.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-08-09 13:17|| 2010-08-09 13:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Actually, most of these "subsidies" go to the very large farm corporations and not the smaller farmers.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2010-08-09 14:14|| 2010-08-09 14:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Actually if you look into India's trouble with how their rains come, starvation can be a serious problem in their rural areas. At least their government is storing wheat to try and feed it's people if there's a drought.

That's alot better than most african countries do.

Posted by Silentbrick 2010-08-09 15:03|| 2010-08-09 15:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Read an article last week, that a new strain of wheat rust is poised to move into India. Perfect storm.

Posted by Captain Ebbeash7414 2010-08-09 16:08|| 2010-08-09 16:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Wheat rust.

You beat me to it, Captain E.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-08-09 22:52|| 2010-08-09 22:52|| Front Page Top

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