Food Economist Mugs

'Be patriotic. Food prices are rising. Eat less.'

A boy who loves cows/burgers

'Yes, we have a very diversified economy around here.'

"It's a scientific breakthrough! This seed will produce less corn...thus driving up the price!"

'I forgave ya for puttin' 'em all in one basket, but this goes too far!'

Population train.

'Today the Yuan rose against the pork belly, the chicken beak, the eel, the wanton, and the egg noodle.'

Exotic Insects Arrive in England with Imported Fruit

U.S. Farm Production: Cup Runneth Over.

A Double-Dip Recession with Sprinkles

Chicago School of Home Economics

"It may not be the lowest cal, but it's low enough cal for me."

GMOs

'I'm all for GM food, it's done wonders for my profit margins!'

"I like the Businessman's Special. The fortune cookies all have stock futures in them."

Ukraine Grain Exports

"Dealing with a poorly informed public over GM crops is a nightmare...."

Why Chemists shouldn't take their work home "I can't believe it's not b-b-vegetable mono & dyglycerides!"

'Cecil and Byron are going into pork futures but Preston is interested in banking.'

GM Food and World Hunger

Organic Farming and Genetic Farming

A Chinese dragon comes for US farm products.

Speculators and Food Production

'Dad's teaching me about the all-you-can-eat buffet line and how to get the most out of each trip.'

"Tonight, I feel like eating something controversial."

"And how’s my grass-fed, hormone-free cash cow doing today?"

SOIL BANK: 'Loam dept...clay, sand & gravel'.

Bar Code Harvester

Supporting local farmers.

"Looks like grain prices are up."

"Things are looking up..."

UN Food Summit Lunch - Please wait here until food crisis is resolved.

'For thirty years my mother served nothing but leftovers... The original meal was never found!'

"This paleo diet is a lot of work. Maybe we should eat grains."

'I remember when all these fields were covered in houses.'