Like wheat for poppies
Wed, 04/09/2008 - 12:14pm
It turns out the global food-price crisis that we've been following has a silver lining: Growing wheat is now more profitable than growing heroin for Afghan farmers.
(Hat tip: Paul Krugman)
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