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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:37:18 -0400
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Despite the effort of the News Media to scare everybody, the real
importance of honey bees seems still to be lost on some:

> While the long-term impact on food prices will depend on the extent of the problem, agricultural economists say that consumers will most likely see small increases in prices of crops that are dependent on honeybees this year. Almonds, for example, require honeybee pollination. Walter Thurman, an agricultural economist at North Carolina State University, estimates that the price of almonds at the supermarket will rise 1 percent this year based on the increased cost of renting honeybees for pollination because they are in short supply. In other words, it will add a few cents to a $3 package of almonds.

from:
U.S.News & World Report
Bee Crisis May Drive Up Food Costs
Monday April 16

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