Here is the contagion that will derail the recovery .. The last things consumers need right now are higher prices .. Any money spent on food is money not spend on iPods ..
Russia’s wheat woes could hit U.S. grocery shelves – Los Angeles Times
The price of America’s daily bread and meat could soar this fall, as surging wheat prices in anticipation of a Russian ban on exports stoked fears about tight supplies. Grain shortages and food
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/06/business/la-fi-wheat-prices-20100806