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“Get Ready For Some Serious Sticker Shock Very Soon: This Jump In Inflation Won’t Be Transient”
“Get Ready For Some Serious Sticker Shock Very Soon: This Jump In Inflation Won’t Be Transient” Semiconductor Costs Could Lead to a Shock This Fall Consumer confidence is key to how people plan to spend. You can see it in the chart below. And as the chip shortage grows, expect the higher prices to begin […]
“Things Are Out Of Control” – There Is A Shortage Of Everything And Prices Are Soaring: What Happens Next
“Things Are Out Of Control” – There Is A Shortage Of Everything And Prices Are Soaring: What Happens Next In Wednesday’s press conference, Jay Powell confirmed that the Fed is setting off on a historic experiment: welcoming a conflagration of red-hot inflation for an indefinite period of time in an overheating economy, with the underlying […]
Inflation Galore at Manufactures, amid Massive Shifts in Demand, Supply-Chain Snags, Shortages, Lack of Shipping Capacity. And They’re Passing it On
Inflation Galore at Manufactures, amid Massive Shifts in Demand, Supply-Chain Snags, Shortages, Lack of Shipping Capacity. And They’re Passing it On For now, the story is that it’s just temporary. For now, the story is that the sudden and massive shifts in the economy in 2020 have caused shortages and distortions in the goods-producing sectors […]
Grocery Stores Have Started Limiting Toilet Paper and Wipes Purchases
Grocery Stores Have Started Limiting Toilet Paper and Wipes Purchases Amid an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases, grocery stores have begun to limit the amount of toilet paper and disinfecting wipes once again. News reports say this new policy to prevent “hoarding.” Amid an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases, grocery stores have begun to limit […]
Food Shortages Hit China: There Is “not…enough fresh food to go around”
Food Shortages Hit China: There Is “not…enough fresh food to go around” Over the past few weeks, I have been writing articles regarding a coming food shortage. I’ve been pointing out that the food shortage is going to hit the United States hard but that it is also going to hit the rest of the world. […]
The One Assured Outcome of the Election
The One Assured Outcome of the Election Ever since the crash of 2008, a trend has developed in U.S. election debate: the near complete avoidance of serious discussion about the economy. Ron Paul was the last candidate to attack the subject with any energy, and that was quite a while ago now. The economic decline […]
Got Wood? Lumber Prices Explode To Record Highs Amid “Supply Chain Screw Ups”
Got Wood? Lumber Prices Explode To Record Highs Amid “Supply Chain Screw Ups” When builders go to the lumberyard, they expect two-by-fours in ample supply. As Galvnews.com reports, it’s like expecting to find milk at the supermarket. But, in recent months, something has changed… dramatically… Since the lows in early April, the price of Lumber […]
Cracks in the supply chain: Is metastable turning into unstable?
Cracks in the supply chain: Is metastable turning into unstable? You who are reading this sentence are metastable systems. So, is the biosphere, and so is all of human society. A metastable system is one that remains stable so long as the inputs necessary to maintain its stability are available. For humans this includes food […]
9 Things to Buy Every Time You Go to the Store
9 Things to Buy Every Time You Go to the Store Lots of folks have mentioned that their grocery stores never fully restocked after the rush on food and supplies back at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. And with the current news stories about spiking COVID numbers, it may not be long until we’re locked down again. Work […]
The vital role local authorities could have in shaping food systems
The vital role local authorities could have in shaping food systems In a world where most of us buy our food from big food retailers with global supply chains, and governments set the policy framework, it might not seem that local authorities have much of a role to play in our food system. However, they […]
Food Shortages Are Coming: This Is How You’ll Survive
Food Shortages Are Coming: This Is How You’ll Survive We have all likely seen the reports that food shortages are coming. This seems to be the one thing that the mainstream media and alternative media can agree upon. If food shortages are coming, there is a way to prepare. We have all likely seen the […]
Food Shortages Set in Motion by Politicians
Food Shortages Set in Motion by Politicians COMMENT: Dear Martin,it is amazing what your computer is picking in advance. In Germany we now have the French fries crisis. (Reported now by N-TV) Do to the fact, that all restaurants are shut down, the Farmers cannot sell most of their potatoes. So we will see a lot […]
What does a global pandemic mean for a global food system?
What does a global pandemic mean for a global food system? In the last few weeks, we have all experienced the impact that COVID-19 has had on food supplies. With supermarkets picked clean, many are wondering whether this is a short-term reaction to the crisis or a prelude to more significant shortages as global trade […]
Meat Prices Suddenly Surge As Food Processing Plants Shut Down, With 1000s Of Tons Left To Spoil
Meat Prices Suddenly Surge As Food Processing Plants Shut Down, With 1000s Of Tons Left To Spoil As we pointed out earlier in the week, China-owned Smithfield Food’s decision to temporarily shutter the largest pork processing plant in the US, based in Sioux Falls, SD, due to a coronavirus outbreak is a much more significant even than […]
It’s Not Just Toilet Paper, Seed Shortages Spread As Locked-Down Americans Turn To Growing Their Own Food
It’s Not Just Toilet Paper, Seed Shortages Spread As Locked-Down Americans Turn To Growing Their Own Food Americans are panic hoarding plant seeds as the coronavirus outbreak confines millions to their homes, crashes the economy, and disrupts food supply chains. This has resulted in people questioning their food security. A Google search of “buy seeds” has […]
