apropos1:

No. It's not a good thing for low income and fixed income people. They can't afford to simply turn to fresh vegetables (especially in February) and the alternatives are more of the processed starchy foods that aren't all that healthy.

Doesn't America get a great deal of its starch from corn, however? I know it can be gotten from other places, but the rising cost of corn is sure to affect the output of food items containing starch.

I think the OP was talking more in the long-term, anyhow.