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Re: Corn Planting***** Up 19%
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Posted by Mike (WA) on June 30, 2007 at 08:19:33 from (69.10.197.227):
In Reply to: Corn Planting***** Up 19% posted by T_Bone on June 29, 2007 at 13:08:07:
Its having some "unintended consequences"- Local hay in western Washington has about doubled in price since last year- I'm paying $3.50 a bale, paid $1.75 last year. The guy I'm buying from put up quite a bit during a warm spell in May- Advertised on Craig's List, kind of as a joke, and had people lined up from 100 miles away to get it. One woman said she always bought her hay in the irrigation circle country of eastern Washington (Columbia Basin project)- went over this year, and all the old hay ground was planted to corn. I imagine the oil cartels will just lower the price of gas enough to break the ethanol plants when they all come on line, but it will be a spectacular bust when it happens.
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