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Thread #137333   Message #3140729
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
22-Apr-11 - 08:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: Don't touch that steak!
Subject: RE: BS: Don't touch that steak!
Proportion of Chinese rice consumers to wheat consumers?

China is the largest wheat consumer, about 17 percent of global use.
Only the warmer southeast produces rice. The rest depends on wheat.

The government is worried by drought in the wheat provinces; not only is it for local consumption but China is the world's largest winter wheat exporter.
Bloomberg, Feb. 10.2011: "Wheat Hoarding Likely to Be Widespread, Prompting Price Gains, UN says."

Had a wonderful steak last night. Much preferable to that finny stuff marinating in polluted waters.