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Here’s why food shortages are unlikely to occur in the U.S.
CNBC ^ | APR 20 2022 | Nathaniel Lee

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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To: BenLurkin

We’ll have food shortages if they give our food away like they are our oil.


41 posted on 04/20/2022 4:12:48 PM PDT by Irenic
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To: Equine1952

42 posted on 04/20/2022 4:14:20 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: BenLurkin
. “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.”

Then again, we have our own despotic government to deal with, so his claim is probably true as it relates to the Ukraine, but are we still unlikely to see food shortages from other reasons? I’d say yes.

43 posted on 04/20/2022 4:19:34 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: BenLurkin
Biden's American Holodomor — 90th Anniversary Edition!

44 posted on 04/20/2022 4:23:07 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: M_Continuum

Listen, I was NOT personally offended. I am trying to help you because you have not been there to that “hungry” point yet. Get ready, I have, and you will also soon. One thing I have going for me is that I grew up with old timers who lived through the depression and WWII. AND I LISTENED...

Get ready... Here we go again... “Mix it yourself Oleo...”


45 posted on 04/20/2022 4:25:13 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

Don’t forget rabbits and quail. Much quieter than chickens and ducks.


46 posted on 04/20/2022 4:25:58 PM PDT by waterhill (Resist)
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To: BenLurkin

You know what that means...


47 posted on 04/20/2022 4:27:30 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Eagles6

Egg glassing is Sodium silicate. We used to use that to also seal auto-radiator and head gasket leaks. This is from my neighbor who said that during the depression with no refrigeration they would jar fresh eggs in a lime solution, and it was supposed to keep them edible for at least 6 months or more without refrigeration.

Maybe you have found more than me so far... But I just heard about it and just now diving into it as real and usable without killing myself... lol


48 posted on 04/20/2022 4:33:02 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: waterhill

Into “Cuy” right now...I will eat ANYTHING... lolo


49 posted on 04/20/2022 4:34:18 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: BenLurkin

Guessing the regime asked for one of their buddy outlets to put out something like this. Many reasons why.


50 posted on 04/20/2022 4:35:38 PM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: SamAdams76


They're on their way to get this.
51 posted on 04/20/2022 4:36:57 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: waterhill

Tom T Hall. “Don’t Forget The Coffee Billy Joe”?


52 posted on 04/20/2022 4:38:18 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: BenLurkin

Went to Publix today in Smyrna,Ga. Prices are outrageous but most things are on the shelf. Was not able to get a few things on my list.


53 posted on 04/20/2022 4:41:39 PM PDT by PeachyKeen
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To: Eagles6

Here you go...

“Why Preserve With Lime Water?

Not only will lime-water preserved eggs last for two or more years, but they are also preserved in the shell, so they are much more versatile when it comes time to use them. The taste and consistency of such eggs are nearly identical to fresh eggs.

Preserving eggs this way is super economical and a fantastic way to use all those eggs you can’t use as quickly as your chickens can lay them. They do not require heat or refrigeration for storage and will be an excellent option should access to power be lost. Neither will they attract rodents or bugs.”

https://www.askaprepper.com/how-to-preserve-eggs-with-lime-water/


54 posted on 04/20/2022 4:42:32 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: BenLurkin
When the lying liberal lamestream media say something's "unlikely" ...

you'd be a fool to believe them.

It's HIGHLY LIKELY and damn' near a certainty it's going to happen.

55 posted on 04/20/2022 4:45:05 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: BenLurkin

Oh sh*t!
If msnbc says it ain’t going to happen, that’s an almost infallible contraindicator.


56 posted on 04/20/2022 4:46:11 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: BenLurkin
U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that food-at-home prices will see an increase of up to 4% by the end of 2022.

On top of the 8-20% they've already gone up? And what do they mean by food-at-home? Does that mean fast food joint prices won't go up due to their buying power? Or maybe the farms that grow stuff for the big boys like fast food chains will still get fertilizer delivered while your small town feed stores can't get squat.

57 posted on 04/20/2022 4:47:05 PM PDT by Pollard (AD)
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To: \/\/ayne

Where is that? Our shelves are full here in NW Arkansas


58 posted on 04/20/2022 4:47:58 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom

You’re in the boondocks , if you can’t find it you’ll grow it or make it. I got relatives in that area. Like NW MO. You’ll get it done. Be safe.


59 posted on 04/20/2022 4:56:30 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: sergeantdave

Lol. That’s one food item I’ll pass on. But, I appreciate it <3


60 posted on 04/20/2022 5:09:36 PM PDT by HollyB
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