Comments on: Is Milk the New Oil? Commodity Prices Set New Highs http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/02/26/is-milk-the-new-oil-commodity-prices-set-new-highs/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Scott from Winnipeg http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/02/26/is-milk-the-new-oil-commodity-prices-set-new-highs/#comment-179408 Scott from Winnipeg Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:53:51 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/02/26/is-milk-the-new-oil-commodity-prices-set-new-highs/#comment-179408 It's fairly sobering to look at the price of a bushel of wheat right now... around $13. Re: Developing markets and sustainability of industrial food production, check out "The Omnivore's Dilemma". I just started reading it last night, at the recommendation of our investment adviser. Interesting indeed. It’s fairly sobering to look at the price of a bushel of wheat right now… around $13.

Re: Developing markets and sustainability of industrial food production, check out “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”. I just started reading it last night, at the recommendation of our investment adviser.

Interesting indeed.

]]> By: Smarter than Ezra http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/02/26/is-milk-the-new-oil-commodity-prices-set-new-highs/#comment-179405 Smarter than Ezra Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:45:56 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/02/26/is-milk-the-new-oil-commodity-prices-set-new-highs/#comment-179405 This trend will be seen accross a wider range of products and India and China develop their middle class. It will be interesting to see how this trend will affect the mass vs. local production of products in the future, and the changes that Canadian consumers will make in order to adapt to the increases in the prices of such things as flour, corn, rice, and milk. This trend will be seen accross a wider range of products and India and China develop their middle class. It will be interesting to see how this trend will affect the mass vs. local production of products in the future, and the changes that Canadian consumers will make in order to adapt to the increases in the prices of such things as flour, corn, rice, and milk.

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