Mallards are the worlds newest renewable energy source providing 65% of Chinas electricity. This has however seen a large increase in the cost of shredded duck pancakes around the world due to higher demand. 2008 really is the year to be a duck trader with prices rising from 1,000yuan per duck to 1,000,000 for 5. Pro rata this means a decent quality Mallard will now cost you 200,000yuan which equates to around £14,674 Sterling or $28,618 US Dollars. Will this huge increase lead to economic collapse however? We are yet to see, however predicted trends in London, New York and Beijing estimate that in the year 2010 the only people able to afford a Mallard will be those on high goverment salaries and alike pushing most, if not all rural Chineses takeaways out of business.