Posted on 08/18/2020 9:58:54 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
A devastating derecho ripped through several Midwest states on August 10, 2020, leaving a path of destruction, more than 1.5 million customers without power, and more than 404 600 hectares (1 million acres) of destroyed or damaged crops. Northern Illinois University meteorology professor Victor Gensini described the event as one of the worst weather events of 2020 in the United States.
The storm ripped through the heart of the Corn Belt - a region of the Midwestern United States that has dominated corn production in the country since the 1850s, with winds gusts up to 180 km/h (112 mph), causing huge economic impact which is expected to be widespread across the farming community.
"The price of corn is going for about 3 dollars and 25 cents a bushel. So the overall economic impact could be 3.2 BILLION dollars if we can’t salvage some of the crop that was damaged," WeatherNation reports.
"Whatever happens on the farm… the consumers are going to feel it. That is just the way it goes," Ty Higgins from the Ohio Farm Bureau said.
Consumers nationwide could be in store for higher meat prices and increased fuel prices toward the end of the year, Higgins said, adding that it doesn’t stop there.
"Trickle-down effects could even carry over into next year as a direct result of the derecho. A lot of the damaged fields were actually growing corn seeds for planting in the 2021 season. And so farmers are worried that there might be a shortage of seed corn for next year."
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heh
“a week later, there are still approx 75k without power down there.
it was quite remarkable. a 40 mile wide swath of destruction all across the middle of the state”
And the LSM didn’t think it was important enough to report? Useless idiots
“I’m buying local and canning and freezing as much as possible.”
I should. But I’m torn. We will be moving and empty jars are easier to move. Moving all my prepper stuff will be a major undertaking!
That is a dilemma, because I have moved my share of full canning jars and a 12 quart box of canned chicken or tomato sauce can go 20 pounds easy.
When are you moving?
Probably in the next few months.
I’d hate to be caught short though, if prices go sky high
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