Posted on 01/28/2011 7:24:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Rocketing prices of fruit juice in commodity markets could soon make apple and orange juice an unaffordable "luxury," a trade publication says.
The Grocer magazine says a series of bad harvests from Florida to China, combined with increased demand from Asian countries, has pushed the price of orange and apple juices up on the world market, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
Industry experts say prices could increase by as much as 80 per cent for orange juice and 60 per cent for apple juice in 2011, the newspaper said.
In the past year, the price of a one-quart carton of Tropicana fresh orange juice in the five major U.K. supermarket chains has risen 22 per cent, from an average of $2.85 to an average of $3.46.
A bitterly cold winter in Florida, the main orange growing area of the world, affected harvests, while similar cold weather in China, one of the main producers of the world's apples, wiped out 40 percent of apple harvests in some parts of the country.
Orange and apple juice producers, already the world's largest, most efficient juice producers, have little room to absorb cost increases, an industry expert says.
"Pricing for orange and apple juice this year could see the most radical change," said Richard Hall, chairman of food consultancy Zenith International.
I feel the same way about spicy stuff.
And I Love tomatoes.
Not happy news,but still copable. Buy the plain,whole fruits when they are on sale.
Me too! My mom devoured them when she was pregnant with me. My dad once went to store and bought a bunch of tomatoes and couldn’t find them when he wanted to use them for something. My mom pretty much ate them all in one sitting.
I put spicy V8 in my chili, which is why my oldest loves it so much ;)
Wheat-
We are in the seed business for that. I know about the problems with wheat products and some humans.
I have been the family baker for 30+ years. I could live on yeast leavened wheat products, but know it is devastating for some people.
My ancestors farmed in AL an GA before TX. I was the first family member to move off from this county since Reconstruction, moved back about 15 years ago. Some of my ancestors were born in TX during the Republic. But you must remember the nation is a little over 250 years old.
RF is my hobby and I have known many scientists connected with the research labs. The bright ones impress me, the phoney toadies really repulse me.
There are things that humans can understand and other things that only God understands. Top down never works for man, because of limited understanding. Hence the dictatorial left always fails.
Also, we planted a few of the vital ingredients for salsa in our little garden last summer—onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos! I still have a bunch of the peppers in the freezer....now I want to make a batch of roasted tomato salsa, LOL.
My Mom makes “Mater Sangwiches” LoL
And then practice and try stuff. If you live near a large city, you can get the seeds used in curry powders. And there are so many types/recipes of curry powders that he's bound to find his niche and do a great job.
/johnny
Oy. That could be inconvenient unless unconsciousness is desired.
Did you chug fruit juice during the SOTU?
/johnny
The best curry (the spice mix) I ever used was from a Menonite bulk food store in Tipton, MO. They were really nice people and their spices were the best I have ever used.
Unfortunately I no longer travel there. Guess I should call them and order through the mail, but I never have tried that.
We eat a lot of chicken and rice. My wife is great at cooking that. She only uses the chicken breast in that, and I take the rest of the meat and make chicken vegetable soup with it.
We have not kept chickens on the farm for over 60 years, but I am thinking about getting some pullets soon. We have a lot of waste grain from our seed cleaner. We sell most of it to the ranchers for their quail (for the hunters), but I would still have plenty to help with the chicken feed issue. Fresh eggs are good.
My rooster was a real fighting cock. He loved his spurs and would ride around on my shoulder, then fly! Guy really loved the part of a flying chicken! Nobody messed with him.
Wow,your prices are so incredibly low it’s like we live in different countries. I can’t imagine getting three pounds of apples for a dollar or two heads of lettuce for a dollar. I’m not even sure I could find 10 lbs. of potatoes for $ 1.99. Ours are 10@ $3.99 at best, as I know and lettuce is 1.99 a small head.
Those were the ad items this week.
Normally lettuce is about $1 per head here too.
Oranges are up a little this week but the last time I bought them they were 8 for $1 (and very good)
Texas Grapefruit were 4 for $1 (2 for $1 this week)
I can do wonders with chicken, potatoes, pinto beans and garden veggies. Have a great German Potato soup recipe that I use leftover ham in.
Cannot beat chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes. Pretty cheap meal that everyone loves.
Basic stuff is still pretty cheap, the prepared things are what run into money.
We have cattle on the farm and a building where we process meat (for our own use, and for our neigbors wild game). (Commercial Hobart butchers bandsaw, meat slicer, sausage mill and walk-in box)
Those are the ad items, but it is a locally owned 1 store operation. Father and son run it, with lots of employees. They have the only grocery store in the county, but are competitive with the big boys in Abilene (60 miles away).
Many food items vary a lot because of transportation costs (particulary on produce), also cost of doing business. Texas is business friendly.
bantums-
No, I am planning to get Barred Plymouth Rocks. Disposition, versatility, and larger eggs.
Unfortunately I am dependant on the local markets for all food items. But this may change in the spring.. I am moving to a great area and the apartment has a garden area. Have never planted one before but am looking into doing so. My first apartment on the ground floor! It’s attached to a modern building but sits on it’s own...so no neighbors to bother. Stone drive to the front door too. Nice patio etc. So this is something to look forward to in the spring.
low prices-
I am very very concerned about the long term effect of the passage of S.510/HR2749/HR2751 FDA Food Takeover (Signed into law by Obozo). This is going to be the game changer. A lot of people are going to be livid when they see what this does to U.S. food costs.
It will be tar and feather time when it sinks in.
Texas is fantastic. We spent a few days driving through from the Louisiana side to the New Mexico side years ago and loved it. I had never seen anything like that in my life except in movies. I got out of the car in the hill country,looked out over the land and shouted “Yaaaaaahooooooo”!
sounds like an improvement. My wife, kids and I lived in a townhouse apartment (in NM) for many years with a very small backyard on the South side of the building. I put up a greenhouse in there in the Winter and really enjoyed what I grew. (2x2 wood frame with polyfilm covering) It worked great.
My family farms here where I grew up. Some of the land has been owned/operated by our family for 110+ years. It has changed, but we are capable of being totally self-sufficient if it should ever be necessary. Pray that it is not.
My daughter, son-in-law, and grandson live just North of Austin in the hill country (in Hutto). We are in the Rolling Plains and a very rural area. Property is cheap here, unlike Austin. Not many people either. Lots of open spaces and people leave you alone if you want that.
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