Stephen Jardine: Rain puts damper on food prospects
date:Oct 13, 2012

The rain has returned. In 2012 it has never been far away and after a few sweet days of autumn sunshine it is pouring again and flood warnings are in place.

For our farmers, its a fitting end to a terrible year. For shoppers, it highlights an interesting question, how much does food really cost?

The buying power of supermarkets distorts the marketplace so much, few of us have any idea what the price of a loaf of bread or a lamb chop should actually be. As a percentage we spend much less of th
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