This blows, especially for Asians.

[JohnnyAR]

WHAT!!! RICE SHORTAGE!?!? Even though I'm not asian I love rice and if I don't get my normal amount of rice once in a while, I will get in a bad mood  >:(

[Sunara Ishi]

My rice! T.T

I'm going to starve. T.T

Really sucks. I love my rice.

[Amon_Devilman]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo *cough cough* oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

[Jun-Watarase]

It is a bit unnerving but... I don't think rice would become UNAVAILABLE to us in America. It'll just be a bit more expensive. Nonetheless, the thought of there being a shortage on rice... ;__;

It goes with almost everything. I can't imagine how expensive groceries will be in the future.

[JTchinoy]

so i have to watch my rice usage like i do my gas now? that's bull.

[Mister_E]

It is a bit unnerving but... I don't think rice would become UNAVAILABLE to us in America. It'll just be a bit more expensive. Nonetheless, the thought of there being a shortage on rice... ;__;

It goes with almost everything. I can't imagine how expensive groceries will be in the future.

Think this is going to go one for awhile or is this going to be one of them short droughts?

[Jun-Watarase]

so i have to watch my rice usage like i do my gas now? that's bull.

Well, er... There are many similarities, such as it being the raise in price, it being due to war, and etc, but there's a significant difference between rice being food and gas being fuel for vehicles. I mean, with rice, we have the option of eating other food and not starve, but when it comes to gas, it's the main source of fuel and doesn't really have alternatives. It also isn't nearly as pricy.

It is a bit unnerving but... I don't think rice would become UNAVAILABLE to us in America. It'll just be a bit more expensive. Nonetheless, the thought of there being a shortage on rice... ;__;

It goes with almost everything. I can't imagine how expensive groceries will be in the future.

Think this is going to go one for awhile or is this going to be one of them short droughts?

Don't know. I mean, eventually the rice supply could improve, but it doesn't sound like it's going to happen any time soon.

[Mister_E]

Hmm well I better hit up my local Costco and get the king sized bags.

[JTchinoy]

so i have to watch my rice usage like i do my gas now? that's bull.

Well, er... There are many similarities, such as it being the raise in price, it being due to war, and etc, but there's a significant difference between rice being food and gas being fuel for vehicles. I mean, with rice, we have the option of eating other food and not starve, but when it comes to gas, it's the main source of fuel and doesn't really have alternatives. It also isn't nearly as pricy.

If my monthly rice costs even reach HALF of my monthly fuel costs, I may have to start rationing. :(

Not really, I know it's a clear difference but seeing as how rice is to me (typical asian/ filipino eating rice with EVERYTHING as you stated) it might as well be given the same status as gas with having no alternatives (this applies to my personal opinion on the substitutability of rice).  So I'll have to begrudgingly pay up for my 10 lbs of rice every month.  :-\

Like you said, fuck eating a potato every day, gimme my rice!!

[Emerge]

There`s always potatos.

Go ahead and put soy sauce on that.

I can't do it.

not that bad, actually. then again, the potatoes were cooked in a tomato-based sauce. still good, nonetheless.

[JorgeRPG077]

Us Salvadoreans, Mexicans and Central American people use Rice as well for their dishes. Time to stock up now.

[Jun-Watarase]

Come to think of it, I'm not exactly clear on WHAT KIND of rice is in shortage, or if it's rice in general. I might just assume it's the latter, but I normally eat the Asian variation.

[AbsolutelyCursed]

It's a good thing that I bought a 20 lb rice bag last week.

[JTchinoy]

Come to think of it, I'm not exactly clear on WHAT KIND of rice is in shortage, or if it's rice in general. I might just assume it's the latter, but I normally eat the Asian variation.

I eat 3 ladies.  what brand do you get? o.o

[Mizuki]

W-w-what? NO RICE? WHAT AM I GOING TO HAVE WITH MY CURRY!

[Mister_E]

W-w-what? NO RICE? WHAT AM I GOING TO HAVE WITH MY CURRY!?

POTATOS!!!!

[JTchinoy]

get your potatoes outta my breakfast foo!

[Mister_E]

get your potatoes outta my breakfast foo!

But they're Magically SPUD-TASTIC

[Kazuko]

FRICK D:

:d us South americans use rice for HELLA dishes

;___; that reminds me im out of rice now!

D: no more rice pudding?!?! rice is sooo expensive

[G.I.R]

I just saw a story on the news about the price of corn tortillas skyrocketing in Mexico.  The reason?  Much of the corn crops are being diverted to make bio-fuels.