Volcanoes

[cottonpicken]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8628605.stm

Apparently these things can go on for years.

Maybe those euro-trash triffid haters will be begging
for our grain,when their crops fail.

[hlg]

Because they don`t agree with us they`re Euro-trash? That type of thinking has started wars and is great customer relations.

[hlg]

why do we think we have the right to tell anybody what they must buy when somebody else will meet their demands. It doesn`t matter if our science is right or wrong, they are the customer. Beating your head against the wall only gets you a sore head!!

[parsley]

âîäêè è ëüíà äëÿ ïðîäàæè. ïèñüìî Veegor@Leningrad.russia

[parsley]

How much does Veegor charge for his vodka?
His flax?

[cottonpicken]

Hig,i was shooting from the hip.

Euro-trash is a common slang phrase.

And those euro-trash bastards are playing trade
politics.

And War

"when goods fail to cross borders,armies do"

[Fransisco]

Back to the volcano's.

If there is enough ash to cause problems for Europe's crops then how long before it works it's way to our side of the pond? And how much will it disperse before it gets here?

I read one commentator speculating that it might only reach us by next winter. We'll see.

[hlg]

Cotton I agree, but they set the rules when they write the cheque.Back to the wall!!

[SASKFARMER3]

hig they are Euro Trash. plain and simple, Their putting up BS made up trade barriers. I say let them go with out. And why should the farmer always get the shaft. China's doing it on Canola its a bloody game Don't you get it. or are you high.

[hlg]

So our option is build more bins? Helps my cash flow. I know it`s politics, but telling customers take it or leave it seems to be working out well. If I`m one of our competitors,I would love to have that advantage. Getting high might be the best way to look at the present markets.

[Fransisco]

*** VOLCANO NOT EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE NORTH AMERICAN WEATHER... The
volcanic eruption in Iceland that is disrupting air traffic in Europe
(and now Newfoundland) was likely not large enough to influence weather
patterns and crop development in North America this summer, according
to U.S.-based meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc.

While travellers moving through Europe continue to experience delays
because of the volcanic ash, Lerner said the volcano that erupted under
the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier was not actually a very large one and the
potential to change global weather patterns is very low, "unless it
continues to spew ash into the upper atmosphere for an extended
period."

Lerner said the volcanic ash would cause short-term visibility
issues in Europe and may keep temperatures below their normals until
the ash disperses. He said the ash was high enough to get into the jet
stream, which means it will be carried around the world.

Volcanic eruptions have been tied to shifts in global weather
patterns in the past. In 1991, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the
Philippines was tied to global reductions in average temperatures, but
Lerner said the Iceland volcano was much smaller than that event.

"It won't be any different than what occurred with Mount Redoubt in
Alaska a year ago," said Lerner. He said that volcano did not have a
large influence on weather patterns. "The whole reason we've had cooler
weather has more to do with the solar cycle than particulate matter in
the atmosphere," said Lerner. "It might have contributed to it, but I
think it would be pretty minuscule."

Overall, Lerner said the Iceland volcanic eruption could contribute
to a cooler summer this year, but the actual correlation would be
small. He noted that his forecasts were already predicting cooler
conditions across the Northern Hemisphere this summer, regardless of
the volcano, due to the solar cycle patterns.

[fjlip]

If it was predicted cooler before the eruption, the volcanic ash will certainly NOT make it any warmer. I'd guess TOO cool coming somewhere this summer or next winter. Watch the take on the markets.

[fjlip]

Link to 5 largest volcanic eruptions and check the link to effects on airplanes and engines. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0418/Five-biggest-volcano-eruptions-in-recent-history/%28page%29/2