Posts Tagged ‘ global food supply ’

Agriculture Soil Shortages

Oct 1st, 2008 | By | Category: Commodities
“Taking the long view, we are running out of dirt.” —David R. Montgomery, geologist Over the summer, Iran bought a large amount — more than ONE million tons — of wheat from the U.S. That’s something we’ve not seen in 27 summers. In Iran’s case, a tough drought cut the wheat harvest ...read more