California Drought could raise food prices.

**Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus** · February 21, 2009, 12:34 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/us...agewanted=1&hp

More bad news.

**Clouse123456** · February 21, 2009, 12:36 PM

Good we could stand to lose a couple of pounds. I mean Americans.

**Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus** · February 21, 2009, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Clouse123456

Good we could stand to lose a couple of pounds. I mean Americans.

A raise in the price in fruits and vegetables are not the way to do that. Making healthier food's more expensive only makes junk and fast food relatively cheaper, meaning More Americans will be unable to afford good nutrition.

**Clouse123456** · February 21, 2009, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus

A raise in the price in fruits and vegetables are not the way to do that. Making healthier food's more expensive only makes junk and fast food relatively cheaper, meaning More Americans will be unable to afford good nutrition.

neine.Sorry Im not actually German.You may have a point but.......

**Zephyrus** · February 21, 2009, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus

A raise in the price in fruits and vegetables are not the way to do that. Making healthier food's more expensive only makes junk and fast food relatively cheaper, meaning More Americans will be unable to afford good nutrition.

And how soon will this take effect?

**Niles Crane** · February 21, 2009, 04:59 PM

Oh, boo

ing hoo. This happened in Australia years ago and everyone learned to cope without having a cry about it.

**Zephyrus** · February 21, 2009, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Octy

Oh, boo

ing hoo. This happened in Australia years ago and everyone learned to cope without having a cry about it.

Unless i'm severely mistaken, Australia does not house and take responsibility for (est.) 300 million people.

We are on different economic wavelengths, here.

**danzig** · February 21, 2009, 05:04 PM

And also the world is in a much different economic state then it was "years ago"....

**Niles Crane** · February 21, 2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Zephyrus

Unless i'm severely mistaken, Australia does not house and take responsibility for (est.) 300 million people.

We are on different economic wavelengths, here.

Unless I'm severely mistaken, California is not America.

Besides, we're still in a drought, as you might have noticed last week.

**danzig** · February 21, 2009, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Octy

Unless I'm severely mistaken, California is not America.

Besides, we're still in a drought, as you might have noticed last week.

No California isnt America but its one huge ass chunk of America one that produces most of the veggies/fruit in the country....so his comment about the 300mil is on the mark when one looks at how much California produces for American consumption.

**Zephyrus** · February 21, 2009, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Octy

Unless I'm severely mistaken, California is not America.

Besides, we're still in a drought, as you might have noticed last week.

Ya, I heard about it from the news anchor that had a facial disfigurement which caused him to look, strangely enough, like a kangaroo. He made damn sure to thump his feet loudly to remind his limited viewers that he was going to the oscars "nude and drunk" while loudly reciting the Australian national anthem and courageously quipping on how "Canberra's laws governs her Majesty's seas"

I'm curious to see how much better australia is in terms of the USA. Will wait for the lulz.

Originally Posted by danzig

No California isnt America but its one huge ass chunk of America one that produces most of the veggies/fruit in the country....so his comment about the 300mil is on the mark when one looks at how much California produces for American consumption.

I'm betting he's going to come back with another nationalistic comment describing to us precisely why we should follow his royal majesty's country's protocols concerning firefighting and drought management.

**~~Exarch~~** · February 21, 2009, 05:32 PM

ah Australia <mumching on an apple>

you know how cheap food is here in oz?
half our indiustry's agricultural

EDIT: more to the point, american food tastes sucky i'm sorry to say. it's produced in mass quantities but the quality is

.