Posted on 04/20/2022 3:15:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Meanwhile, food prices in the U.S. are rising at historic rates, while prices for commodities like wheat and corn are at their highest levels in a decade. What’s more, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that food-at-home prices will see an increase of up to 4% by the end of 2022.
“It’s particularly severe because we are just coming out of a recovery from a two-and-a-half-year pandemic that had severe implications on the prices of goods and services as well as the price of commodities,” according to Johanna Mendelson-Forman, adjunct professor at the American University in the School of International Service.
Despite the prospect of continued rising prices, however, experts don’t expect food shortages to occur in the United States.
“It’s important to realize that the U.S. doesn’t import very much from Ukraine,” explained Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
“We may see some shelves that are empty for various kinds of food products like we have for a while now as we recover from the pandemic,” said Scott Irwin, chair of agricultural marketing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “But I can say with some real confidence that in the United States, the average consumer is not going to see a shortage of bread because of what’s going on in Ukraine.”
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Trust the experts...they have been right about everything else. -sarc
Well I guess I’ll throw my garden seed away, and the jars and lids, then return my new grain mill. Guess I don’t need that crap. /s
I’ll take “opposite of what MSM says, Alex”
The US is a net food exporter and an exotic or out of season food importer. It is very unlikely we will have any shortages of food, but inflation is still going to bite hard into family food budgets.
Because live chicken and Chicken food oulets are getting slammed for backyard “Depression” mode. Just tried to get some Duck chicks for eating purposes later and they are just not available.
Folks... If you can afford the time and effort get Chickens/Ducks... Now before they outlaw possession of Chickens. The agenda is to slowly starve us to death. Stay one step ahead of it...
Anyone hear of lime/egg preservation of eggs? No refrigeration needed.
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Everything has gone up.
Even eggs.
Dems see a benefit into forcing people onto buses and away from SUVs.
And they won’t stop the crazed spending until the last day.
America’s cats may be especially skeptical: their supermarket shelves have been close to empty the better part of the last year.
Slowly starve us to death is a lousy plan. Have you seen the size of the average American?
Only 4%? Why should I believe a word of this tripe.
I get my eggs from roadside stands that have farms. The price is the same as last year.
Shortages on shelves are almost all due to shortage of packaging material and lack of transportation workers and warehousing/stocking help. The food isn’t really the problem.
Dude... They are eating YOUR SHARE of what is available. You banked up and ready for it?
You think exposing that fact is going to put more product on the shelves at your local WaLmart?
Nope... The blue carts in he way delivering to the curbside will make sure you don’t get a bit of it.
I would not get too secure in the concept that “this country deserves to lose some weight”. Because you will be first to lose that weight if you are not right on top of your Walmart app competing with these fat asses for what is available.
No feed grain by rail to the pasture lands.
Restricted fuel delivery everywhere.
I say by Oct. 1st even CNBC won't be in denial.
You know starving, armed rural folks kill something and eat it. If people try to stop them they kill something and go hunting for something to eat. It’s like wolves. Shoot, shovel, and shut up.
You cannot stereotype. That guy in the middle is not productive if he is hungry...
Wrong, wrong, wrong. This comes from someone who has NEVER been hungry and not had anything to eat for four days in a row.
Yep, be arrogant and self righteous... It is coming for you too...
I once thought that way too... Until I was HUNGRY...
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