http://clipmarks.com/clipper/rvnurse2b/date/2008/4/23/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/rvnurse2b/date/2008/4/23/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/29C8D2A6-A8BB-498D-85A9-1AB3E21D2693/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/enbar/">enbar</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Food prices are going up faster than any of your investments are gaining value... so you might want to invest in, say, rice, or dried pasta. "Wheat prices have roughly tripled in the last three years." <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120881517227532621.html?mod=pj_main_hs_coll" title="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120881517227532621.html?mod=pj_main_hs_coll">online.wsj.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top" class="boldLightGreyThirteen"><DIV class="boldPumpkinSixteen"> R.O.I. </DIV> By BRETT ARENDS </TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1 class="articleTitle">Load Up the Pantry<BR /><SPAN class="aTime">April 21, 2008 6:47 p.m.</SPAN></H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="times">I don't want to alarm anybody, but maybe it's time for Americans to start stockpiling food.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="times">You've seen the TV footage of food riots in parts of the developing world. Yes, they're a long way away from the U.S. But most foodstuffs operate in a global market. When the cost of wheat soars in Asia, it will do the same here.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="times">Reality: Food prices are already rising here much faster than the returns you are likely to get from keeping your money in a bank or money-market fund. And there are very good reasons to believe prices on the shelves are about to start rising a lot faster.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="times">The reason? The prices of many underlying raw materials have risen much more quickly still. Wheat prices, for example, have roughly tripled in the past three years.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/economics/" rel="tag">economics</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/food/" rel="tag">food</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/bad_news/" rel="tag">bad_news</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/news/" rel="tag">news</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/opinion/" rel="tag">opinion</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/money/" rel="tag">money</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/international/" rel="tag">international</a></div>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120881517227532621.html?mod=pj_main_hs_collWed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00:17 GMT