The Stage Is Being Set For A Massive Global Rice Shortage

Economic Collapse Blog ^ | 9/11/22 | Michael Snyder

[Roman_War_Criminal]

This wasn’t supposed to happen. For months, I have been writing article after article about the rapidly growing global food crisis, but even though drought is devastating so many other crops all over the planet I thought that there would be plenty of rice in 2023. Unfortunately, I was wrong. As you will see below, some of the biggest rice producers in the entire world are being hit really hard, and rice production is going to be way below expectations this year. Of course rice is one of the primary staples that poor nations depend upon, and so this is a really big deal. If there is a serious shortage of rice in 2023, that is going to have enormous implications for all of us.

An announcement that India just made should be front page news all over the globe right now.

India usually accounts for over 40 percent of all worldwide rice shipments, but now they have placed severe restrictions on all future exports this year…

India banned exports of broken rice and imposed a 20% duty on exports of various grades of rice on Thursday as the world’s biggest exporter of the grain tries to augment supplies and calm local prices after below-average monsoon rainfall curtailed planting.

India exports rice to more than 150 countries, and any reduction in its shipments would increase upward pressure on food prices, which are already rising because of drought, heat-waves and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

[metmom]

I read somewhere that some claimed if you wanted to surreptitiously grow veggies in the wild, to plant potato plants.

Most people have no idea what the plant looks like and would not know it’s food.

Might be good to keep in mind when the powers that be start coming around and confiscating foodstuffs for “fair distribution “ which means they get it and we don’t.

Think Holodomor.

[Ellendra]

There are also potato varieties that flower heavily enough to be considered ornamentals. Some are really striking.

But, for a low-maintenance “secret” food garden, I’d go with Jerusalem Artichokes. The tubers can be used the same as potatoes, although the flavor is different. But, the plants look like weeds, and they’re perennial. If you plant different cultivars, they might even produce seeds. They are self-incompatible, so they won’t produce seeds if the parents are too similar. The seeds can be used the same as sunflower seeds.

[painter]

I live in Arkansas and our state produces half of the US rice production. My guess is our production will be much lower this year because of months of drought

Like Missouri I bet the rice production in Arkansas is along the Mississippi river bottom.

Drought will NOT effect rice production there.

If the Mississippi goes dry rice production will be the LEAST of our problems!