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gastrosurf

Posted 4.48PM
Thu 8 May 2008

If only life were that simple.

Unfortunately these days prices are adjusted according to supply and demand, rather than just the production and transportation costs.

The increases in demand in places like China are causing food prices to rise anyway, and the higher transportation costs will just add to that factor.

The supermarkets are pretty unpopular with farmers and some foodies, but if there wasn't the competitive edge in the market place, then food would cost a lot more than it does now.

I accept that factory farming and intensive breeding methods have a distinct downside to them, but without such methods the price of food would be soaring even more than it is - I'm not justifying poor treatment of animals in any way, which is never acceptable.

I don't pretend to know what the answers are - but one things for sure, the price of food is rising fast and is likely to go on doing so.

 
 

 

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