https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/10/newest-side-effect-of-global-warming-no-more-pasta/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:21:18 -0400<![CDATA[Extreme and volatile weather patterns are especially threatening to durum, which is more finicky than conventional wheat varieties. If too much rain falls at the wrong time, durum’s quality can be ruined. Too little rain isn’t good either. Because durum is trickier to grow, farmers require a price premium over what conventional wheat earns. Already, Opland and other farmers complain, grain companies have been shrinking these premiums to boost their own profit margins. As climate change intensifies and durum gets even harder to grow, how high will the price premium have to rise to entice farmers to take the risk? Opland wonders whether he will plant durum at all next year.]]>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:45:15 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/10/newest-side-effect-of-global-warming-no-more-pasta-n98144