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Friday, April 25, 2008

Wheat Crop Failures Could be Total, Experts Warn

Something unexpected like this; if it happens at the wrong time can create massive troubles.

David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors, said the deadly fungus, Puccinia graminis, is now spreading through some areas of the globe where "crop losses are expected to reach 100 percent.”

Losses in Africa are already at 70 percent of the crop, Kotok said
Posted by Ian Langdon at 9:38 PM

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Ian Langdon
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Third Generation Albertan; my family has been in Alberta for over 100 years. Professional knowledge and experience in the petroleum industry, including petroleum economics. Experience in both domestic and international oil and gas. Experience in both "big oil" and small startup. Social liberal and fiscal conservative.
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