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"<RJ>" > wrote:

> When did the 5lb sack of flour
> jump up to $3.29 ? ( southern AZ )


> They can't say they're using it to make Ethanol....


But when the farmers put their land into corn instead of wheat because
of the demand for ethanol, the wheat prices rise. Increased flour
prices have been killing small independent bakeries.
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