BREAKING: India mulls export limits on wheat.
We went from “India will step in to cover the Ukraine wheat” to new export limits in about a month.
This is huge. With other major exporters already limiting, Black Sea not shipping, US having worst wheat since ‘89, China worst on record - this really signals the “protectionist” policies (ie keep our food domestic!) will now spread everywhere. And importers are in real trouble.
For more: #wheat in @iceagefarmer
#FoodPrices #FoodShortages #india
https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/india-considers-restricting-wheat-exports-as-heat-destroys-crops
We went from “India will step in to cover the Ukraine wheat” to new export limits in about a month.
This is huge. With other major exporters already limiting, Black Sea not shipping, US having worst wheat since ‘89, China worst on record - this really signals the “protectionist” policies (ie keep our food domestic!) will now spread everywhere. And importers are in real trouble.
For more: #wheat in @iceagefarmer
#FoodPrices #FoodShortages #india
https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/india-considers-restricting-wheat-exports-as-heat-destroys-crops
NDTV Profit
India Mulls Wheat Export Curbs in Latest Food Supply Squeeze
The country experienced its hottest March on record, shriveling India’s wheat crop during a crucial growth period.
“UK Woman stops eating to afford feeding her child” — while these headlines are sad, it seems they are more about tugging on heartstrings to justify the concepts of Nutritional Security, i.e. food as UBI (Universal Basic Income), and push the zeitgeist forward into mindset of food scarcity.
#UK #FoodPrices
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/18596099/cost-of-living-food-bills-skip-meals-tea-ellen-auckland/?rec_article=true
#UK #FoodPrices
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/18596099/cost-of-living-food-bills-skip-meals-tea-ellen-auckland/?rec_article=true
Bird Flu Outbreak Plunges US Egg Production To 7-Year-Low
Bloomberg reports the production of US eggs in April plunged as millions of egg-producing hens were slaughtered to mitigate the virus' spread. The latest data from the USDA shows egg production fell 3.9% to 7.55 billion, while the number of egg-laying birds dropped 5.3% from a year ago.
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/us-egg-production-hits-seven-year-low-amid-bird-flu-outbreak
#BirdFlu #FoodPrices #USA
Bloomberg reports the production of US eggs in April plunged as millions of egg-producing hens were slaughtered to mitigate the virus' spread. The latest data from the USDA shows egg production fell 3.9% to 7.55 billion, while the number of egg-laying birds dropped 5.3% from a year ago.
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/us-egg-production-hits-seven-year-low-amid-bird-flu-outbreak
#BirdFlu #FoodPrices #USA
German Farmers warn food prices will continue to escalate
The conflict in Ukraine and its economic fallout have had “a massive impact on German agriculture,” Joachim Rukwied, president of the German Farmers’ Association, said in an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse.
“Energy prices have doubled, the price of fertilizers, especially nitrogen fertilizers, has quadrupled on average, and fodder costs more,” he explained, adding that the situation was “disastrous” for pig farmers in particular.
According to Rukwied, food has been sold below value in recent years, and prices have to go up for farmers to be able to continue to farm at all. Inflation in Germany hit 7.9% in May, according to official statistics, reaching its highest level since reunification. The levels are also similar to those seen during the 1970s oil crisis.
#Germany #EU #FoodPrices #EnergyCrisis
https://www.rt.com/business/556795-germans-warned-food-price-hikes/
The conflict in Ukraine and its economic fallout have had “a massive impact on German agriculture,” Joachim Rukwied, president of the German Farmers’ Association, said in an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse.
“Energy prices have doubled, the price of fertilizers, especially nitrogen fertilizers, has quadrupled on average, and fodder costs more,” he explained, adding that the situation was “disastrous” for pig farmers in particular.
According to Rukwied, food has been sold below value in recent years, and prices have to go up for farmers to be able to continue to farm at all. Inflation in Germany hit 7.9% in May, according to official statistics, reaching its highest level since reunification. The levels are also similar to those seen during the 1970s oil crisis.
#Germany #EU #FoodPrices #EnergyCrisis
https://www.rt.com/business/556795-germans-warned-food-price-hikes/
RT
Germans warned of further food price hikes
Soaring energy costs will keep driving food prices higher in Germany, the country’s farmers association has warned
"Could a food shortage be coming?" Record diesel prices are crushing farmers
“I’ve got a tractor hooked up to my corn planter out here, no diesel fuel, and I can’t afford to get any.”
The crushing reality of record diesel fuel prices is pushing farmers to the brink and may affect food availability. <- [READ IT AGAIN]
“We have reached that point to where it is very close to being a sinking ship,” Kotzmoyer, a legislative affairs specialist for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, testified to state lawmakers Tuesday. “We are teetering on the edge right now. Food may not be as available because of the fuel price surge."
#EnergyCrisis #FoodShortage #FoodPrices #usa
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-pa-hearing-inflation-farmers-20220614-d664grvihnfilakimt4wvcy6e4-story.html
“I’ve got a tractor hooked up to my corn planter out here, no diesel fuel, and I can’t afford to get any.”
The crushing reality of record diesel fuel prices is pushing farmers to the brink and may affect food availability. <- [READ IT AGAIN]
“We have reached that point to where it is very close to being a sinking ship,” Kotzmoyer, a legislative affairs specialist for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, testified to state lawmakers Tuesday. “We are teetering on the edge right now. Food may not be as available because of the fuel price surge."
#EnergyCrisis #FoodShortage #FoodPrices #usa
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-pa-hearing-inflation-farmers-20220614-d664grvihnfilakimt4wvcy6e4-story.html
“Shock report” reveals food prices could go up 15% over the summer, squeezing family finances further
“Some families may have to skip meals as inflation continues to rise. The report also mentioned that the UK economy is facing its “strongest period” of inflationary pressure since the 1970s, with the conflict in Ukraine worsening the impact by restricting supply chains and pushing up grain prices.”
UK: Food prices could go up by 15% over the summer, adding to the stress on families facing rising petrol and energy bills. The Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) said in a report that households are set to pay more for essentials including dairy, bread and meat.
#uk #FoodPrices
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/shock-report-reveals-food-prices-24241933
“Some families may have to skip meals as inflation continues to rise. The report also mentioned that the UK economy is facing its “strongest period” of inflationary pressure since the 1970s, with the conflict in Ukraine worsening the impact by restricting supply chains and pushing up grain prices.”
UK: Food prices could go up by 15% over the summer, adding to the stress on families facing rising petrol and energy bills. The Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) said in a report that households are set to pay more for essentials including dairy, bread and meat.
#uk #FoodPrices
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/shock-report-reveals-food-prices-24241933
Chronicle Live
Food prices set to soar by 15%, pushing families to the brink
Dairy, bread and meat may be the big risers, according to food industry research
UN Food Chief Halves Refugee Meal Rations As Global Hunger Crisis Worsens
Too bad people can’t simply eat half as much…
“On Monday, David Beasley, director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), released a statement detailing "the heartbreaking decision to cut food rations for refugees who rely on us for their survival."
"As global hunger soars way beyond the resources available to feed all the families who desperately need WFP's help, we are being forced to make the heartbreaking decision to cut food rations for refugees who rely on us for their survival," Beasley said.
#FoodPrices #Rationing
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/un-food-chief-halved-refugee-food-rations-global-hunger-crisis-worsens
Too bad people can’t simply eat half as much…
“On Monday, David Beasley, director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), released a statement detailing "the heartbreaking decision to cut food rations for refugees who rely on us for their survival."
"As global hunger soars way beyond the resources available to feed all the families who desperately need WFP's help, we are being forced to make the heartbreaking decision to cut food rations for refugees who rely on us for their survival," Beasley said.
#FoodPrices #Rationing
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/un-food-chief-halved-refugee-food-rations-global-hunger-crisis-worsens
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Pepsi to raise prices further across products — #FoodPrices to the moon!
The war on our food and energy supply is now an open one! Are you preparing? Check out the many IAF groups to connect with other homesteaders and excellent people!
#FoodPrices
https://www.fooddive.com/news/pepsico-price-hikes-smaller-sizes-july-2022/627076/
The war on our food and energy supply is now an open one! Are you preparing? Check out the many IAF groups to connect with other homesteaders and excellent people!
#FoodPrices
https://www.fooddive.com/news/pepsico-price-hikes-smaller-sizes-july-2022/627076/
Food Dive
PepsiCo considers more price hikes and product mix changes to combat inflation
The beverage and snacking giant saw a sizable revenue boost in the last quarter and increased its annual growth outlook to 10%, but is being cautious in the face of economic uncertainty.
India's drought conditions bode poorly for #rice prices — and for #FoodPrices in general as supplies run short of other grains.
#India
#India
(see note below:)
German food banks suffer as former donors forced to become recipients
“People who used to be on the other side donating and helping us are now coming and asking for help," says Petra Lehmann, who heads the Heimatstern association. "We have lots of families now where it's impossible from one income to feed the family because it's so expensive."
This is also changing people's behaviors. "We buy more jars of cheap food," says Sertap. "It may be chicken. It could be fish, beans because they are more suitable for us."
Pensioner Katrin Obermeier has started rationing her food: "I'm using foods longer, especially past the expiration date because it is still well preserved."
[IceAgeFarmer note: this is true BUT remember that removal of date markings by end of 2022 was planned in the 2018 EU Farm to Fork agenda!! We are following the globalist food crisis scripts to a T!!]
#eu #Germany #FoodPrices
https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-08-03/German-food-banks-suffer-as-former-donors-forced-to-become-recipients-1caW7UfseWI/index.html
German food banks suffer as former donors forced to become recipients
“People who used to be on the other side donating and helping us are now coming and asking for help," says Petra Lehmann, who heads the Heimatstern association. "We have lots of families now where it's impossible from one income to feed the family because it's so expensive."
This is also changing people's behaviors. "We buy more jars of cheap food," says Sertap. "It may be chicken. It could be fish, beans because they are more suitable for us."
Pensioner Katrin Obermeier has started rationing her food: "I'm using foods longer, especially past the expiration date because it is still well preserved."
[IceAgeFarmer note: this is true BUT remember that removal of date markings by end of 2022 was planned in the 2018 EU Farm to Fork agenda!! We are following the globalist food crisis scripts to a T!!]
#eu #Germany #FoodPrices
https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-08-03/German-food-banks-suffer-as-former-donors-forced-to-become-recipients-1caW7UfseWI/index.html
Cgtn
German food banks suffer as former donors forced to become recipients
'People who used to donate are now coming and asking for help,' says food bank chief.
Emergence of "black market food" more expensive than the government rations — we will witness this anywhere there is rationing.
Lebanese face long ‘insulting’ queues to buy bread
Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and some days he can’t afford any. In a country which once boasted the nickname “Switzerland of the Middle East” for its thriving banking sector before financial crisis hit in 2019, the chronic shortage of the staple of the Lebanese diet has been hard to take.
Faced with demands from international creditors for painful reforms in return for the release of new aid, the embattled government has been forced to end subsidies on most essential goods — although not so far on wheat. The price of subsidised bread has gone up, although by less than if there were no subsidy, but bakeries have started rationing the staple. A bag of flat Arabic pitta-like bread now officially sells for 13,000 Lebanese pounds (43 US cents). On the black market it costs more than 30,000. “Last week I went without bread for three days because I cannot afford to pay 30,000,” said Mansour, 48.
For Mansour and most Lebanese, buying bread means standing for hours in long queues outside bakeries and sometimes, when their turn comes, the bakeries have run out of bread.
#FoodPrices #Rationing #Lebanon
https://dailytimes.com.pk/975287/lebanese-face-long-insulting-queues-to-buy-bread/
Lebanese face long ‘insulting’ queues to buy bread
Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and some days he can’t afford any. In a country which once boasted the nickname “Switzerland of the Middle East” for its thriving banking sector before financial crisis hit in 2019, the chronic shortage of the staple of the Lebanese diet has been hard to take.
Faced with demands from international creditors for painful reforms in return for the release of new aid, the embattled government has been forced to end subsidies on most essential goods — although not so far on wheat. The price of subsidised bread has gone up, although by less than if there were no subsidy, but bakeries have started rationing the staple. A bag of flat Arabic pitta-like bread now officially sells for 13,000 Lebanese pounds (43 US cents). On the black market it costs more than 30,000. “Last week I went without bread for three days because I cannot afford to pay 30,000,” said Mansour, 48.
For Mansour and most Lebanese, buying bread means standing for hours in long queues outside bakeries and sometimes, when their turn comes, the bakeries have run out of bread.
#FoodPrices #Rationing #Lebanon
https://dailytimes.com.pk/975287/lebanese-face-long-insulting-queues-to-buy-bread/
Daily Times
Lebanese face long ‘insulting’ queues to buy bread
In bankrupt Lebanon, Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and some days he can’t afford any. In a country which once boasted the nickname “Switzerland of the Middle East” for its thriving banking sector before financial…
Iceland: eat on layaway! “Shop now pay later” schemes hit as people CAN’T AFFORD FOOD.
This looks like a bridge to UBI - once retailers can’t collect on the debt they are now extending to hungry shoppers, they will need bailouts. Are grocery stores banks now, extending lines of credit?
“I owe my soul to the company store…”
#FoodPrices #Iceland
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-08-16/iceland-unveils-75-buy-now-pay-later-zero-interest-loan-for-struggling-shoppers
This looks like a bridge to UBI - once retailers can’t collect on the debt they are now extending to hungry shoppers, they will need bailouts. Are grocery stores banks now, extending lines of credit?
“I owe my soul to the company store…”
#FoodPrices #Iceland
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-08-16/iceland-unveils-75-buy-now-pay-later-zero-interest-loan-for-struggling-shoppers
"I'm Shocked": US Crop Tour Reveals Drought-Stricken Cornfields
With Europen crops damaged by summerlong heatwaves and Argentina hit by drought, an underwhelming size of North America's crops could result in shortfalls globally next year.
Corn futures in Chicago rose to a six-week high on Tuesday as crop tours show much of the Western crop belt is plagued with drought conditions, especially in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota where plants aren't producing ears of grain
#us #corn #FoodPrices
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/im-shocked-us-crop-tour-reveals-drought-stricken-cornfields
With Europen crops damaged by summerlong heatwaves and Argentina hit by drought, an underwhelming size of North America's crops could result in shortfalls globally next year.
Corn futures in Chicago rose to a six-week high on Tuesday as crop tours show much of the Western crop belt is plagued with drought conditions, especially in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota where plants aren't producing ears of grain
#us #corn #FoodPrices
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/im-shocked-us-crop-tour-reveals-drought-stricken-cornfields
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ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Mass crop failures expected in England
Half of the potato crop is expected to fail as it cannot be irrigated, and even crops that are usually drought-tolerant, such as maize, have been failing.
The group was told “irrigation options are diminishing with reservoirs being emptied fast”, and losses of 10-50% are expected for crops including carrots, onions, sugar beet, apples and hops. Milk production is also down nationally because of a lack of food for cows, and wildfires are putting large areas of farmland at risk.
#uk #FoodPrices
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/12/mass-crop-failures-expected-in-england-as-farmers-demand-hosepipe-bans
Half of the potato crop is expected to fail as it cannot be irrigated, and even crops that are usually drought-tolerant, such as maize, have been failing.
The group was told “irrigation options are diminishing with reservoirs being emptied fast”, and losses of 10-50% are expected for crops including carrots, onions, sugar beet, apples and hops. Milk production is also down nationally because of a lack of food for cows, and wildfires are putting large areas of farmland at risk.
#uk #FoodPrices
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/12/mass-crop-failures-expected-in-england-as-farmers-demand-hosepipe-bans
the Guardian
Mass crop failures expected in England as farmers demand hosepipe bans
Leaked documents predict crop failure rates of up to 50% as water companies resist calls to prioritise food production
The losses are catastrophic in every direction. Italy: extreme drought
Massimo Saronni walks across his rice field, each step a loud crunch. This field should be flooded with water, flourishing with four-foot emerald green blades and golden rice panicles. Instead, the plants have taken on a yellow-brown tinge and the soil has hardened from lack of rain. Small patches of survivors dot the field, but they only reach his ankle.
“These crops are seriously damaged. They haven’t had water, so they’re not going to make it,” says Saronni, who has worked as a rice farmer for over 30 years. He cultivates different rice varieties, including carnaroli, a high-starch rice prized in Italian cuisine for the creamy risotto it makes.
Northern Italy is suffering from spiking temperatures and its worst drought in more than 70 years.
Italy is the biggest producer of rice in the European Union—accounting for over half of its total production—and importers of Italian rice will surely feel the pinch.
#eu #rice #italy #FoodPrices
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/extreme-drought-threatens-italy-rice-crops-and-its-beloved-risotto
Massimo Saronni walks across his rice field, each step a loud crunch. This field should be flooded with water, flourishing with four-foot emerald green blades and golden rice panicles. Instead, the plants have taken on a yellow-brown tinge and the soil has hardened from lack of rain. Small patches of survivors dot the field, but they only reach his ankle.
“These crops are seriously damaged. They haven’t had water, so they’re not going to make it,” says Saronni, who has worked as a rice farmer for over 30 years. He cultivates different rice varieties, including carnaroli, a high-starch rice prized in Italian cuisine for the creamy risotto it makes.
Northern Italy is suffering from spiking temperatures and its worst drought in more than 70 years.
Italy is the biggest producer of rice in the European Union—accounting for over half of its total production—and importers of Italian rice will surely feel the pinch.
#eu #rice #italy #FoodPrices
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/extreme-drought-threatens-italy-rice-crops-and-its-beloved-risotto
Environment
Extreme drought threatens Italy’s rice crops—and its beloved risotto
Prized rice varieties used for risotto are grown in northern Italy’s normally flooded paddies, but record heat and drought are causing devastation and consternation.
India has banned wheat exports to protect domestic prices.
Here's why this is a really big deal as we enter full on #FoodWars. Top wheat producers are being hit across the board:
#1 China. (also #1 consumer!)
#2 India. (and now exports are banned.)
#3 Russia (#1 exporter — but Black Sea shipping is affected, and sanctions stop some buyers)
#4 USA (terrible season, drought)
#5 France (drought has severely impacted yields)
#6 Canada (spotty harvest so far)
#7 Germany (drought has severely impacted yields - some est. 50%)
#10 Ukraine
It is these nations that the rest of the world upon for their bread. And bear in mind some major wheat exporters like Kazakhstan have banned wheat/flour exports. Supplies are getting tight and countries are acting defensively. No relief in sight as harvests are looking bad across Northern hemisphere and things are off to poor start in S. America.
Stock up and keep growing food!
#wheat #FoodPrices
Here's why this is a really big deal as we enter full on #FoodWars. Top wheat producers are being hit across the board:
#1 China. (also #1 consumer!)
#2 India. (and now exports are banned.)
#3 Russia (#1 exporter — but Black Sea shipping is affected, and sanctions stop some buyers)
#4 USA (terrible season, drought)
#5 France (drought has severely impacted yields)
#6 Canada (spotty harvest so far)
#7 Germany (drought has severely impacted yields - some est. 50%)
#10 Ukraine
It is these nations that the rest of the world upon for their bread. And bear in mind some major wheat exporters like Kazakhstan have banned wheat/flour exports. Supplies are getting tight and countries are acting defensively. No relief in sight as harvests are looking bad across Northern hemisphere and things are off to poor start in S. America.
Stock up and keep growing food!
#wheat #FoodPrices
RT
India bans wheat flour exports
India has restricted wheat flour exports to bring down prices on the domestic market