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Old 06-07-2008, 02:20 AM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
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Default Have you priced fertilizer?

Robert Lorenzini wrote in
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On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:36:47 -0400, Pat Brennan
wrote:
I just ordered fertilizer. What cost around $20 a bag last time I
order is currently well over $40. I guess I will not be feeding as
much for a while.


Fertilizer is tied to nat gas.

Crude oil up 42.5%
Ethanol up 20.7%
Heating oil up 43.9%
Natural gas up 76.5%
Unleaded gas up 39.5%
Cattle up 1.0%
Corn up 58.8%
Soy beans up; 26.4%
Coffee up 5.9%
Aluminum up 32.7%
Copper up 25.7%
Platinum up 33.4%
Gold up 6.0%
Silver up 13.4%.
S&P 500 down 10.24%
Frankfurt DAX down 18.32%
London FTSE down 12.23%
Paris CAC down 19.64%
Hong Kong Hang Sang down 18.33%.
Tokyo Nikkei down 9.47%
Singapore Straits down 14.04%.
Seoul Composite down 9.57%
Sydney All Ordinary down 15.76%
Taipei Telex down 7.40%

Bob


The truth as to why oil and gas is so high
Warning this may cause you to pop a cork or down a 5th

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...74697167011147