Europe’s Natural Gas Shortage Could Trigger A Food Crisis
Governments are using every tool in their kits to curb the rising inflation rates, there’s far less they can do about the coming food shortage.
"Countries can't mandate fertilizer production because they are so worried about having enough natural gas to heat people's homes," John Harpole, a natural gas broker for the fertilizer sector told Newsweek. "They are having to choose between future food production and heat and they are going to choose heat."
The problem with an energy crisis is that it’s actually an everything crisis. In a world where virtually every industry relies on energy in some form, runaway inflation is an inevitability.
[ ... I did mention this exactly a year ago ... ]
#EU #FoodShortage #EnergyCrisis
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Europes-Natural-Gas-Shortage-Could-Trigger-A-Food-Crisis.html
Governments are using every tool in their kits to curb the rising inflation rates, there’s far less they can do about the coming food shortage.
"Countries can't mandate fertilizer production because they are so worried about having enough natural gas to heat people's homes," John Harpole, a natural gas broker for the fertilizer sector told Newsweek. "They are having to choose between future food production and heat and they are going to choose heat."
The problem with an energy crisis is that it’s actually an everything crisis. In a world where virtually every industry relies on energy in some form, runaway inflation is an inevitability.
[ ... I did mention this exactly a year ago ... ]
#EU #FoodShortage #EnergyCrisis
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Europes-Natural-Gas-Shortage-Could-Trigger-A-Food-Crisis.html
Oil Price
Europe’s Natural Gas Shortage Could Trigger A Food Crisis
The natural gas crisis in Europe could trigger a global food crisis as countries are forced to choose between heating homes and producing food
German Bakery Slapped With €330,000 Gas Bill
Productive society is shutting down under the weight of energy prices — including food production.
#Germany #EnergyCrisis
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/german-bakery-slapped-eu330000-gas-bill-after-contract-canceled
Productive society is shutting down under the weight of energy prices — including food production.
#Germany #EnergyCrisis
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/german-bakery-slapped-eu330000-gas-bill-after-contract-canceled
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ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Danes’ backup plan for #EnergyCrisis: blankets.
Someone please explain that UBI is not “Universal Blanket Income.” 🤡❄️
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-22/blankets-for-bankers-as-danish-firms-turn-down-office-heating
Someone please explain that UBI is not “Universal Blanket Income.” 🤡❄️
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-22/blankets-for-bankers-as-danish-firms-turn-down-office-heating
Bloomberg.com
Danish Banks Hand Out Blankets as Offices Turn Down Heating
Danish banks are handing out blankets to help staff cope with lower office temperatures introduced as part of a push to cut energy usage.
Bernese farmer’s 20 cows provide electricity and heat for several houses -- via biogas
Niklaus Hari converts manure and urine from his 20 cows into energy via a small biogas plant, providing electricity AND HEAT for several houses and a development. “The main thing,” he says, “is we need the cows for their [manure].”
This is ANOTHER reason the WEF is so eager to reach the “Post Animal Economy” — only takes a small number of livestock to provide meat, dairy, and manure for fertilizer and energy.
To take control over FOOD, FERTILIZER, and ENERGY, they must eliminate animals from homesteads.
— iceagefarmer
source
👉 Raising chickens & other birds — iaf_birds
👉 Goats & livestock — iaf_goats
#EnergyCrisis #WarOnPets
Niklaus Hari converts manure and urine from his 20 cows into energy via a small biogas plant, providing electricity AND HEAT for several houses and a development. “The main thing,” he says, “is we need the cows for their [manure].”
This is ANOTHER reason the WEF is so eager to reach the “Post Animal Economy” — only takes a small number of livestock to provide meat, dairy, and manure for fertilizer and energy.
To take control over FOOD, FERTILIZER, and ENERGY, they must eliminate animals from homesteads.
— iceagefarmer
source
👉 Raising chickens & other birds — iaf_birds
👉 Goats & livestock — iaf_goats
#EnergyCrisis #WarOnPets
French refinery strikes takes half of the nation’s refining capacity offline - forcing France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, to curtail production
Diesel and petrol stations in France are running out of fuel, according to an industry union, as a refining strike takes its toll. The strike, which among others, took Total’s 240,000 bpd Gonfreville refinery offline as well as a couple of Exxon’s, was expected to conclude on Thursday…but Friday, reports came in that strikes were disrupting Total’s oil products refining and delivery for a fourth day — 60% of the nation’s total refining capacity.
“There is no need to rush to the station (for gas),” TotalEnergies said on Friday. Despite those affirmations, France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, said it had to curtail production somewhat at some of its factories after Total advised it that it would not be able to supply it with any more diesel until the end of the week.
France was already battling a shortage of refined products, with Russia’s exports to Europe “falling” in recent months.
[ see previous post on biogas . . . ]
source: oilprice.com
#EnergyCrisis #France #EU
Diesel and petrol stations in France are running out of fuel, according to an industry union, as a refining strike takes its toll. The strike, which among others, took Total’s 240,000 bpd Gonfreville refinery offline as well as a couple of Exxon’s, was expected to conclude on Thursday…but Friday, reports came in that strikes were disrupting Total’s oil products refining and delivery for a fourth day — 60% of the nation’s total refining capacity.
“There is no need to rush to the station (for gas),” TotalEnergies said on Friday. Despite those affirmations, France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, said it had to curtail production somewhat at some of its factories after Total advised it that it would not be able to supply it with any more diesel until the end of the week.
France was already battling a shortage of refined products, with Russia’s exports to Europe “falling” in recent months.
[ see previous post on biogas . . . ]
source: oilprice.com
#EnergyCrisis #France #EU
Vegetable/legume company HAK STOPS production for 6 weeks starting 2023. Energy prices make it infeasible to produce, says the market leader best known for the glass jars of applesauce, peas and brown beans.
"It is not only the high price, but also the uncertainty, says director Timo Hoogeboom. "Today it is two euros for a cubic meter of gas, it used to be three euros. We don't know what it will be in January or February. So to be on the safe side, we will remain closed."
If it is no longer possible to pass on the higher energy prices to consumers, the availability of products may ultimately also be compromised. "If companies have to sell below cost for months, things go wrong." He does not expect any empty shelves for HAK for the time being. "But I don't rule it out for the chain, especially in January, February and March." A temporary energy ceiling for companies could help, the HAK director thinks.
"Companies will first look at how they can absorb the costs themselves, but if that is no longer possible, they will have to scale down," confirms food economist Morren. "I expect this to happen more widely."
source: https://nos.nl/l/2446920
- iceagefarmer
#EnergyCrisis #FoodWars #EU
"It is not only the high price, but also the uncertainty, says director Timo Hoogeboom. "Today it is two euros for a cubic meter of gas, it used to be three euros. We don't know what it will be in January or February. So to be on the safe side, we will remain closed."
If it is no longer possible to pass on the higher energy prices to consumers, the availability of products may ultimately also be compromised. "If companies have to sell below cost for months, things go wrong." He does not expect any empty shelves for HAK for the time being. "But I don't rule it out for the chain, especially in January, February and March." A temporary energy ceiling for companies could help, the HAK director thinks.
"Companies will first look at how they can absorb the costs themselves, but if that is no longer possible, they will have to scale down," confirms food economist Morren. "I expect this to happen more widely."
source: https://nos.nl/l/2446920
- iceagefarmer
#EnergyCrisis #FoodWars #EU
nos.nl
HAK stopt tijdelijk productie vanwege energiekosten, appelmoes en doperwten duurder
De producten zullen wel in de schappen liggen, maar voor een hogere prijs, verwacht het bedrijf.
Germany warns flood of electric heaters WILL crash power grid — yet retailers still have huge displays of space heaters — “dont be caught without one!”
This is 5th generation warfare - social engineering of civilians, weaponizing a population against itself!
#Germany #EnergyCrisis #DarkWinter
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/germans-panic-buy-electric-heaters-authorities-warn-winter-gas-shortage
This is 5th generation warfare - social engineering of civilians, weaponizing a population against itself!
#Germany #EnergyCrisis #DarkWinter
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/germans-panic-buy-electric-heaters-authorities-warn-winter-gas-shortage
Zerohedge
Zerohedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Ukraine stops exporting electricity to EU tomorrow. This is another blow to the #EnergyCrisis that is already affecting food production (and will be under-reported amidst the fireworks)
Another pipeline damaged — “Accidental” — just like all those food processing plants and refining facilities.
#eu #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/druzhba-poland-says-leak-detected-on-russian-oil-pipeline-accidental.html
#eu #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/druzhba-poland-says-leak-detected-on-russian-oil-pipeline-accidental.html
CNBC
Leak detected on another Russian pipeline connecting to Europe, but Poland says it looks accidental
The cause of the incident not yet known, but the Polish government said the damage caused was probably accidental.
China stops exporting natural gas - cuts off sales to Europe (where they are already shutting down greenhouses because gas prices are too high):
https://news.yahoo.com/china-stopped-sales-lng-europe-103248207.html
#EnergyCrisis
https://news.yahoo.com/china-stopped-sales-lng-europe-103248207.html
#EnergyCrisis
Germany: gas prices to rise ANOTHER 38%
#EnergyCrisis
https://www.rt.com/news/564795-germany-hospitals-bankruptcy-lauterbach/
#EnergyCrisis
https://www.rt.com/news/564795-germany-hospitals-bankruptcy-lauterbach/
RT
German health minister warns of hospital closures
Many hospitals in Germany may be forced into bankruptcy due to soaring energy prices and inflation, according to the health minister
Empty Shelves as Inflation Leaves Products Unprofitable
“Not only Mars [who worked hand in hand with Rockefeller Foundation on "Reset the Table”], but also Coca Cola [WEF partner] or Procter & Gamble [WEF Partner] are currently trying to ride the wave of inflation with excessive price demands in order to increase their returns,” a spokesman for the Edaka chain of supermarkets claimed.
The official went on to claim that a number of major companies have now halted deliveries to the chain, something that they alleged is being used to put pressure on supermarkets.
[IceAgeFarmer: the Rockefeller/WEF partners are squeezing you as hard as they can.]
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Products ranging from Kellogg’s cornflakes to Coca Cola have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, with many shops being left with empty shelves as products become simply unprofitable to sell due to differentials in inflation.
It comes as overall inflation hit 10% in the country in September, with EU-wide inflation for the month falling just short of 11% as a result of the ongoing #EnergyCrisis, which has in turn hiked the cost of food and other essential goods.
Retailers in the country however have strongly resisted this, with one supermarket chain in the country going so far as to accuse major companies of “price gouging” and “usury”.
“The situation in the industry is critical to catastrophic,” Federal Association of the Food Industry general manager Christoph Minhoff remarked regarding the feud, which has seen some individual rows even reportedly ending up in court as companies are unable to come to a compromise.
As a result of these ongoing hostilities between supermarkets and producers, a wide variety of well-known brands have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, leaving many shops with empty shelves.
The likes of Coca Cola, Pepsi, Snickers, Kellogg’s Cornflakes, Milka Chocolate, Ritter Sport chocolate, Wrigley’s chewing gum, along with many other products ranging from mayonnaise to pet food have all been affected, though availability reportedly varies between supermarket chains.
#FoodPrices #FoodShortage #Retail
(source)
“Not only Mars [who worked hand in hand with Rockefeller Foundation on "Reset the Table”], but also Coca Cola [WEF partner] or Procter & Gamble [WEF Partner] are currently trying to ride the wave of inflation with excessive price demands in order to increase their returns,” a spokesman for the Edaka chain of supermarkets claimed.
The official went on to claim that a number of major companies have now halted deliveries to the chain, something that they alleged is being used to put pressure on supermarkets.
[IceAgeFarmer: the Rockefeller/WEF partners are squeezing you as hard as they can.]
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Products ranging from Kellogg’s cornflakes to Coca Cola have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, with many shops being left with empty shelves as products become simply unprofitable to sell due to differentials in inflation.
It comes as overall inflation hit 10% in the country in September, with EU-wide inflation for the month falling just short of 11% as a result of the ongoing #EnergyCrisis, which has in turn hiked the cost of food and other essential goods.
Retailers in the country however have strongly resisted this, with one supermarket chain in the country going so far as to accuse major companies of “price gouging” and “usury”.
“The situation in the industry is critical to catastrophic,” Federal Association of the Food Industry general manager Christoph Minhoff remarked regarding the feud, which has seen some individual rows even reportedly ending up in court as companies are unable to come to a compromise.
As a result of these ongoing hostilities between supermarkets and producers, a wide variety of well-known brands have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, leaving many shops with empty shelves.
The likes of Coca Cola, Pepsi, Snickers, Kellogg’s Cornflakes, Milka Chocolate, Ritter Sport chocolate, Wrigley’s chewing gum, along with many other products ranging from mayonnaise to pet food have all been affected, though availability reportedly varies between supermarket chains.
#FoodPrices #FoodShortage #Retail
(source)
EU nations are jumping ship on climate commitments as the #EnergyCrisis gets real and winter hits.
First France this morning and now the Netherlands are exiting agreements …
It’s amazing how fast these charades disintegrate upon contact with reality, just as the ESG narrative is crumbling when profits weren’t there.
First France this morning and now the Netherlands are exiting agreements …
It’s amazing how fast these charades disintegrate upon contact with reality, just as the ESG narrative is crumbling when profits weren’t there.
EU: energy CEO reveals Europe experiencing regional shortages of diesel, heating oil, jet fuel.
#eu #EnergyCrisis #AbsoluteZero
#eu #EnergyCrisis #AbsoluteZero
US diesel shortage: we’ve been hearing this for months but now suppliers are actually putting out alerts:
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US diesel shortages are spreading along the East Coast amid a ban on imports from Russia, raising fears of further surges in prices for the fuel as consumers brace for the winter heating season.
Mansfield Energy, one of the nation’s major fuel distributors, instituted emergency measures on Tuesday and warned its customers that carriers were being forced to visit multiple terminals in some cases to find supplies, delaying deliveries.
“In many areas, actual fuel prices are currently 30-80 cents higher than the posted market average because supply is tight,” said Mansfield.
With shortages spreading from the Northeast to the Southeast, the company advised customers to give 72-hour notice for their orders to avoid having to pay above-market prices:
(source)
Open Thread: what are you seeing in your area?
- iceagefarmer
#EnergyCrisis #usa
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US diesel shortages are spreading along the East Coast amid a ban on imports from Russia, raising fears of further surges in prices for the fuel as consumers brace for the winter heating season.
Mansfield Energy, one of the nation’s major fuel distributors, instituted emergency measures on Tuesday and warned its customers that carriers were being forced to visit multiple terminals in some cases to find supplies, delaying deliveries.
“In many areas, actual fuel prices are currently 30-80 cents higher than the posted market average because supply is tight,” said Mansfield.
With shortages spreading from the Northeast to the Southeast, the company advised customers to give 72-hour notice for their orders to avoid having to pay above-market prices:
(source)
Open Thread: what are you seeing in your area?
- iceagefarmer
#EnergyCrisis #usa
Mansfield Energy
Supply Alert - October 25, 2022 - Mansfield Energy
East Coast fuel markets are facing diesel supply constraints due to market economics and tight inventories.
Poor pipeline shipping economics and historically low diesel inventories are combining to cause shortages in various markets throughout the Southeast.…
Poor pipeline shipping economics and historically low diesel inventories are combining to cause shortages in various markets throughout the Southeast.…
With only ~20 days of US supply remaining, Diesel, along with heating oil, aviation fuel and kerosene, headed towards record prices.
“The economy runs on diesel,” said Cinquegrana. “Think of everything you buy in the store, it was brought there by trains and trucks. Construction works, etc. High diesel prices could slow down economic activity. Prices are down from all-time highs in mid-June, but not enough to allay concerns.”
“There’s not a lot that can be done to prepare for very tight diesel supplies, so this is going to be a serious problem. I think the White House is monitoring it, but I don’t see a lot of levers they could pull that could really affect prices because it’s a global issue.”
But you can — and should — get prepared personally.
#usa #EnergyCrisis
https://localtoday.news/ut/how-a-diesel-shortage-could-cripple-the-us-economy-2-56529.html
“The economy runs on diesel,” said Cinquegrana. “Think of everything you buy in the store, it was brought there by trains and trucks. Construction works, etc. High diesel prices could slow down economic activity. Prices are down from all-time highs in mid-June, but not enough to allay concerns.”
“There’s not a lot that can be done to prepare for very tight diesel supplies, so this is going to be a serious problem. I think the White House is monitoring it, but I don’t see a lot of levers they could pull that could really affect prices because it’s a global issue.”
But you can — and should — get prepared personally.
#usa #EnergyCrisis
https://localtoday.news/ut/how-a-diesel-shortage-could-cripple-the-us-economy-2-56529.html
US: Lawmaker warns of impact from diesel shortage, rail strike after election
Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil says that the economy could take a dual hit after the election if diesel shortages persist and rail unions strike as promised.
“weeks after President Biden told us that he had this all under control, and the trains would be running on time, We're now learning it's anything but that. It's another game where the Biden administration has kicked the can down the road and kicked it past this election."
Steil said the impact of the railroad strike could be exacerbated by ongoing shortages of diesel fuel, which power everything from tractor trailers to harvesting tractors.
"The shortages that we're seeing around the country is concerning," Steil continued. "But it's all the more concerning that we have policies coming from Biden and from Pelosi that are putting us in this position in the first place."
#diesel #EnergyCrisis #us
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/wed-wisconsin-rep-warns-economy-may-face-double-whammy-after-election-due
Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil says that the economy could take a dual hit after the election if diesel shortages persist and rail unions strike as promised.
“weeks after President Biden told us that he had this all under control, and the trains would be running on time, We're now learning it's anything but that. It's another game where the Biden administration has kicked the can down the road and kicked it past this election."
Steil said the impact of the railroad strike could be exacerbated by ongoing shortages of diesel fuel, which power everything from tractor trailers to harvesting tractors.
"The shortages that we're seeing around the country is concerning," Steil continued. "But it's all the more concerning that we have policies coming from Biden and from Pelosi that are putting us in this position in the first place."
#diesel #EnergyCrisis #us
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/wed-wisconsin-rep-warns-economy-may-face-double-whammy-after-election-due
Just The News
Double whammy ahead? Lawmaker warns of impact from diesel shortage, rail strike after election
"It's another game where the Biden administration has kicked the can down the road," Rep. Bryan Steil warns.
France trying desperately to restart nuclear reactors, but labor union strike delaying maintenace!
France generates roughly 70% of its electricity from a nuclear fleet of 56 reactors, all operated by EDF. However, many of them have been closed down for maintenance, some due to corrosion-related issues. Currently, only 31 units are reportedly operating. EDF has pledged to restart all shutdown reactors before winter to avoid power shortages in the country.
However, since October 6, there have been strikes among EDF employees involved in repair work at 19 reactors, delaying maintenance by several weeks.
Last month, the French national electricity grid operator RTE warned that it would not rule out the risk of blackouts this winter due to prolonged strikes halting the repair.
[this announcement, as it is revealed that UK was running drills about managing extended blackouts and resulting crises … it is clear what is planned for the #EnergyCrisis]
- iceagefarmer
src: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/273030702/france-to-restart-nuclear-reactors---energy-ministry
France generates roughly 70% of its electricity from a nuclear fleet of 56 reactors, all operated by EDF. However, many of them have been closed down for maintenance, some due to corrosion-related issues. Currently, only 31 units are reportedly operating. EDF has pledged to restart all shutdown reactors before winter to avoid power shortages in the country.
However, since October 6, there have been strikes among EDF employees involved in repair work at 19 reactors, delaying maintenance by several weeks.
Last month, the French national electricity grid operator RTE warned that it would not rule out the risk of blackouts this winter due to prolonged strikes halting the repair.
[this announcement, as it is revealed that UK was running drills about managing extended blackouts and resulting crises … it is clear what is planned for the #EnergyCrisis]
- iceagefarmer
src: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/273030702/france-to-restart-nuclear-reactors---energy-ministry
Big News Network
France to restart nuclear reactors - energy ministry
Six nuclear units are expected to restart soon following repairs according to the French Energy Ministry Read Full Article at RTcom
Germany Backstops Commodity Traders as War Drives Resource Dash
[ IAF: This is basically akin to nationalizing the entire commodities market — so long free market as we dash towards #AbsoluteZero carbon agenda! ]
Germany is offering loan guarantees to commodity trading houses to buy energy and key metals, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparks a global scramble for resource security.
Trafigura Group, the world’s biggest trader of copper, has already agreed to supply German customers with non-Russian metals for the next five years, helped by $800 million in bank credit that’s ultimately guaranteed by the German government. The trading house is now discussing a similar deal for liquefied natural gas, according to people familiar with the situation, and commodity bankers are pitching more deals that would have state guarantees to other traders. [Yeah, I’m sure the bankers would love to pitch many deals with all risk pushed to sovereign! ]
- iceagefarmer
src: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-02/germany-backstops-traders-in-war-driven-dash-for-commodities?leadSource=uverify%20wall
#EnergyCrisis #EU #Germany
[ IAF: This is basically akin to nationalizing the entire commodities market — so long free market as we dash towards #AbsoluteZero carbon agenda! ]
Germany is offering loan guarantees to commodity trading houses to buy energy and key metals, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparks a global scramble for resource security.
Trafigura Group, the world’s biggest trader of copper, has already agreed to supply German customers with non-Russian metals for the next five years, helped by $800 million in bank credit that’s ultimately guaranteed by the German government. The trading house is now discussing a similar deal for liquefied natural gas, according to people familiar with the situation, and commodity bankers are pitching more deals that would have state guarantees to other traders. [Yeah, I’m sure the bankers would love to pitch many deals with all risk pushed to sovereign! ]
- iceagefarmer
src: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-02/germany-backstops-traders-in-war-driven-dash-for-commodities?leadSource=uverify%20wall
#EnergyCrisis #EU #Germany
Bloomberg.com
Germany Backstops Commodity Traders as War Drives Resource Dash
Germany is offering loan guarantees to commodity trading houses to buy energy and key metals, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparks a global scramble for resource security.
Spain's Largest Hydro-Power Plants To Halt Operations As Drought Worsens
#water #EnergyCrisis #eu
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/drought-forces-one-of-spain-s-largest-hydro-power-plants-to-halt-1.1842645
#water #EnergyCrisis #eu
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/drought-forces-one-of-spain-s-largest-hydro-power-plants-to-halt-1.1842645
BNN
Drought Forces One of Spain’s Largest Hydro-Power Plants to Halt
Spanish utility Endesa SA is set to shut down output at the country’s fifth-largest hydropower plant after drought-like conditions caused reservoir levels to fall below the minimum needed to keep it running.