Gerry Sullivan

The Topsoil Crisis: Dirt Isn't Cheap Anymore

To digress from an excellent article, how does Home Depot sell topsoil that comes from Canada in 40 lb. bags for $1.29 each? I mean, think of how many times it has to be handled and moved, inventoried, etc.

You mention Russia. I was there a month ago and the current hot investment trend is buying up former collective farms. Before WW1 Czarist Russia was the largest grain exporter in the world.