In article >,
Gregor in NYC <> wrote:

> All,
> I'll play the agent provocateur for a moment here...

> Here in NYC, Costco has recently been "rationing" bags of rice to
> its customers and bananas

> What's going on? Costco and Wamart can't buy enough rice to meet
> their demand, but all of the local asian (not just Chinese) groceries
> seem to have plenty.
> I smell a rat...Corporate Greed.

I smell a rumor. There is a problem with bananas (thank you,
monoculture). Rice is not really a problem. Costco rationed rice
because it appeared that some people were thinking of stockpiling it.
Costco, around here, always had plenty of rice.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA