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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (89843)	12/23/2007 12:01:17 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110194

My point is just that right this minute the amount of food in storage per person is lower than it has ever been since statistics became available. "Just-in-time" inventory practices may be good for automobile production, but does not seem a good idea for food. Another fact, that I do not tire of posting, is that to make enough ethanol to fill the tank just once for an SUV, you have to use enough corn to feed a human being for a whole year. Back on topic: here is a rather complacent view of the competence of the Fed, in today's NY Times: nytimes.com