Terça-feira, 13 de Novembro de 2007

After a decade of very low prices for most products in supermarkets, vegetables, milk, bread and meat are all expected to show substantial rises.
Prices on the global commodity markets have been in turmoil for 18 months as a series of poor harvests - especially in Australia - has led to lower supplies of wheat.
This has been combined with surging demand from India and China.
The combination of falling supply and rising demand has led to soaring grain prices, which in turn increases the cost of meat and dairy products as farmers seek to recoup the money they have had to pay for more expensive feed.
Butter prices in Britain rose by 18 per cent last month, while milk leapt by 12 per cent as dairy farmers were finally able to pass on some of their crippling costs to consumers.
Vicky Redwood, of Capital Economics, said: "Consumers have been surprisingly accepting of price increases, which suggests retailers will continue to push manufacturers' prices through."
In recent months food inflation has calmed a little, but the soaring cost of fuel is expected to stoke prices again.
Many basic foods are more influenced by the cost of oil than the actual ingredients. Wheat, for instance, makes up only about 7p of the cost of a loaf. This is completely outweighed by its baking, packaging and distribution costs, all of which are determined by the price of fuel.
Calma, nada contra a globalização, apenas não me venham dizer que há mais pobres e que a globalização só gera miséria. De resto, a pergunta não é se se é a favor ou contra, é como tirar partido do bom e sobreviver ao mau. É que se o pão fica mais caro porque há mais indianos a comê-lo isso só é mau para quem já comia pão e barato.
De Adérito a 13 de Novembro de 2007 às 09:57
Henrique, deixei lá em baixo um comentário à nossa discussãop sobre a escola pública.
De David a 13 de Novembro de 2007 às 14:39
O problema da globalização é que não é livre o suficiente. A UE protege e subsidia a agricultura europeia. Como é que os outros países podem competir?
Na minha opinião pessoal