OK how much food was destroyed in that Storm How much will be destroyed now that there is no power?
How will this affect the rest of the country?
Does this loss of food cause shortages other places when you consider you still need to feed those folks who have lost everything?
Will the gas shortage (loss of our refineries in the area) cause spikes in food prices due to gas being higher in price?
I don't think many have figured yet that this disaster is going to have a large impact on the rest of the country.
Soy and corn prices have plunged, because they cant get to overseas markets.
Won't a lot of what was destroyed in warehouses affect Europe and even Africa -- since we ship to those areas out of the NOLA port?
Mad Dawgg, from what I have heard, the Port of New Orleans is a critical shipping point for cotton, soybeans, and other ag products, and we are coming up on harvest season.
Another note, I am on a railroad run by Canadian Northern - they run trains from Canada down to Port of NO. I don't think I have heard a train all day. I believe they run a lot of ag products south, and coal & chemicals north, just from loose observation. All that movement stopping has to leave a dent. (ripple effects....)
I think we all need to remember that President Bush said that is was going to take a long time...and that the whole nation needs to be aware...
The reason I say this is, the dems will come out in a few months...when things aren't already fixed, and accuse Bush of putting a "rosy" picture on the hurricane damage...blech!
And I agree with you...I don't think it is known, or will be known for a while---how this impacts all of us.
Well shrimp might increase in price.
And on the world, or at least the U.S.'s biggest trading partner.
*cough cough* ;)
It's just starting to sink in.