Potential Food and Energy Shortage Across the World
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Just some data points for those curious. I follow a Youtube channel called Just A Few Acres Farm, pretty good information on how to run a small livestock farm in an ethical way. Anyway, they sell direct to consumer and now the price of their eggs is below supermarket prices. They sell at $5 a dozen, which could be good news for them. The only issue being feed costs for his layer hens, which continue to rise.
There’s another channel, Baker’s Green Acres who raises Mangalitsa pigs in a holistic way. Anyway, it’s becoming reasonable for him to sell milk now because people will possibly pay prices that make the labor worthwhile to small farms. He mentioned something about 10 bucks a gallon. Good news for smaller farms.
There’s another channel, Baker’s Green Acres who raises Mangalitsa pigs in a holistic way. Anyway, it’s becoming reasonable for him to sell milk now because people will possibly pay prices that make the labor worthwhile to small farms. He mentioned something about 10 bucks a gallon. Good news for smaller farms.
Trends in prices for agricultural products
Pig333 is a site that is dedicated to the topic pork and pig production from an economic perspective. They have an article that shows the development in prices over the last year.
333 Survey: Forecasts were low for a record year for hog prices
They write:
On their page, Feed commodities: Latest prices, one can check the prices of feeds sold at three different markets, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. For a wider range of agricultural products, there is: Indexmundi.com
They have this diagram which shows the prices of sunflower oil for the last 30 years:
The market was impacted by the conflict in Ukraine, but apparently only for a few months in the first half of 2022.
For pork, the developments over the same period are:
The above does not, I think, take into consideration that the buying value of the USD has changed.
In spite of the assurances from the above diagrams, there was still this article, which I could not verify, but it might indicate a possible future trend in some countries:
Pig333 is a site that is dedicated to the topic pork and pig production from an economic perspective. They have an article that shows the development in prices over the last year.
333 Survey: Forecasts were low for a record year for hog prices
They write:
In another article, they say:
And:
The article on pork prices continues:
Not factored in, is the inflation in many countries which could explain a part of the increase in price:
On their page, Feed commodities: Latest prices, one can check the prices of feeds sold at three different markets, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. For a wider range of agricultural products, there is: Indexmundi.com
They have this diagram which shows the prices of sunflower oil for the last 30 years:
The market was impacted by the conflict in Ukraine, but apparently only for a few months in the first half of 2022.
For pork, the developments over the same period are:
The above does not, I think, take into consideration that the buying value of the USD has changed.
In spite of the assurances from the above diagrams, there was still this article, which I could not verify, but it might indicate a possible future trend in some countries:
This is a sad outlook for people living in Estonia, but we have to wait and see how it actually develops.
Well, following up on the hens not laying affair - I am happy to report, that our hens are back in business. Changing the Pride stuff to Rural King pellets (red bag 18% crude protein) did the trick and we are consistently seeing between 5-7 eggs a day out of 17 hens. It is an extra hour drive to get the pellets, but fresh eggs are worth it IMO.
This has been the same for me. I buy organic, free range from Natural Grocer. Very good, healthy eggs, although in the last few months, since Christmas, they run out but restock quickly. The price has recently gone up, $1.00 a dozen so now $5.00, unorganic, free range $4.00. Still way cheaper then the commercial, factory eggs in regular supermarkets.
Some years ago everyone was told not to eat to many eggs because the high cholesterol was bad for the heart! Same thing with fats and the low fat diet has been pushed for years. We want only the healthy fats of course.
Dylou
Jedi
This bell pepper is certainly not produced near its place of consumption (in France), and must come from the south of Spain or Morocco and it is not a seasonal vegetable. The scarcity of the product, the cost of production and transport explain this exorbitant price.
We as consumers are also responsible for this. By buying more peppers in France in the middle of winter, they will no longer be offered for sale as fresh produce.
But in order to respond to the customer's observation, Leclerc's margin must be substantial.
michaelrc
Dagobah Resident
I was alarmed by this because I'm using Pride chicken laying for my adult quail. I've come to the conclusion there just might be some corporate gamesmanship afoot thru rumouring? Oh well nothing new there, right. The point is l haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary in production and yes l use extra light throughout the winter to keep the egg laying cycle going.
What's been nagging at me me lately is our chaotic weather patterns being experienced around the world, you know the one's that are supposed to upset the WEF'ers game plan. Cool, but what about our game plan of self sustainability so we make it thru? I mean when we queried the C's about what to invest in didn't they tell us to get what would be needed now? Anyway, in 2 more weeks the pepper seeds need to be started under lights ( very slow growing ) then the others 6 weeks before the usual last frost. Hoping our gardening effort's don't become an exercise in futility especially now that food prices are reaching levels never expected and that goes ditto for the weather. Enjoying the journey, lol.
michaelrc
Dagobah Resident
For those that might be wondering, that's not our kitchen that pic was taken in the basement. Lol
Kombucha rules, I'm just excited my first homemade batch turned out as l was hoping. Second batch already fermenting and I'm happy with the flavoring chosen. Cheers to all!
Kombucha rules, I'm just excited my first homemade batch turned out as l was hoping. Second batch already fermenting and I'm happy with the flavoring chosen. Cheers to all!
There looks like a concerted effort to raise the price of food, in particular with production and distribution operations going up in smoke pretty regularly. In other words, it's a manufactured shortage that's raising the price.
On top of that, you have the massive plandemic stimulus injections, and printing money only results in one thing historically - inflation. Plus there's the lockdown effects on the supply chain, which is a long, slow grinding down of any operation that needs some kinda delivery from somewhere. Throw in a worker shortage, too.
All that said, I wouldn't be so quick to blame consumers - I used to buy into that, too, that we can 'vote with our wallets'. Catherine Austin-Fitts is big on this, and I do agree that supporting small farmers in your area is a great idea. But placing too much responsibility on consumers seems like we're supposed to be blaming ourselves while they're scorching the earth. They spend a lot of time trying to convince us that we were the ones who lit the fire, that it's our fault.
Nowadays, do consumers even have much effect on market price? Is 'supply and demand as the determinant of price' becoming more like a mythology in this world of corporate mafia that runs the economy like a very shady casino?
Have you thought about using caterpillar tunnels or floating row cover (remay cloth)? These are good methods, especially for new seedlings that are vulnerable to frost. It can extend your growing season by a few months. If you overwinter (I posted about this method here, it's super easy) you can extend your season even further!
