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.
You are fortunate having a spread as that..and yes pray survival mode would not be necessary. My husbands family had property as that and my father-in-law use to store food and water just in case. The house they restored was over a hundred years as well....they have the history on it and a state landmark.
Another reason for this apartment...location is great...Fine area, good neighbors and it sits off the beaten path and would not be noticed if you didn’t know it was there because of how it is joined to the building. The area is developed rural. Lots of property to each home there... and again off the beaten path. Just three miles from all the shopping I would need..so if i ever had to walk that would be possible.
My only concern is it is ground floor....where second floor has always made me feel more secure.
I read about those greenhouses....but I would never be handy enough to put one together. This will be my first garden so we shall see.
Normally I probably wouldn’t consider it. But given how things are going I look at life quite differently now and just give more thought to things I wouldn’t have prior.
The major heat retaining component of the Green Planet Gases is water vapor. You also need rain to support green plant life. In gaseous (vapor) and liquid (moisture) form it has a high density for heat. You can see that by comparing how quickly the atmosphere cools off at night when you are overcast verses when you have clear night skies. An overcast sky contains a high density of moisture (liquid water), which can hold a higher density of heat.
An El Nino event is really a large scale Green Planet Phenomenon due to the large increase of atmospheric water vapor generated by equatorial heat evaporation (heated El Nino waters). The truth is El Nino is the dominant Green House Gas emitting event on the planet. Much greater then human influence. That is the truth the watermelons hope to hide from you.
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watermelons-
Watermelon Environmentalism = Green on the outside but Commie Red to the Core.
Well I’m glad that somebody can get rich while people have to go with dehydrated chemical substitutes to provide for their family...
The Dukes!
With a little white lightnin...
Its too sweet for me, I prefer grapefruit.
Proof that it is:
Weizenbier
Texas Grapefruit is great
How to make your own V8
http://www.ehow.com/how_4436392_v-vegetable-juice.html
There are imitation beers made from rice and corn. They are much better, but generally unavailable in beer joints.
Those are the black chickens with white spots.
When the neighbor decided to steal my old hens my half dozen rocks didn't make a squawk. The banties flew up on the roof.
Sure, those eggs are smaller, but if you keep a small flock it'll last longer ~ plus, they just love wild seeds and bugs. Gives their eggs a really first class flavor highly prized by the top carnivore.!
Toasted tomato sandwiches are yummy. But I found out that fresh from the garden taste much better than what you buy at the store..just sprinkle a little salt on the tomatoes..
Mayo, salt and pepper for me please.
Mayo, salt and pepper for me please.
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