Have you noticed how much food has gone up lately? Well, brace yourself for more of the same. In the face of inflation fueled by overprinting of the US dollar, plus worldwide crop failures caused by extreme weather conditions, and increasing oil prices, food inflation is inevitable. There may even be absolute shortages of some commodities. Smart people will be growing food now and do everything they can to encourage their neighbours to do so as well!
Showing posts with label peak food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peak food. Show all posts
Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, November 6, 2010
NIA Predicts Massive Hikes in Food Prices this Xmas
Brace yourself and your pocket for the coming festive season....
NIA, the US based National Inflation Association, projects that at the average U.S. grocery store it will soon cost $11.43 for an ear of corn, $23.05 for a 24 oz loaf of bread, $77.71 for 11.30 oz of roast coffee, $45.71 for a 64 fl oz container of orange juice, and $15.50 for a 1.55 oz chocolate candy bar.
The report highlights how despite the recent spectacular hike in food commodity prices - cotton rising by 54%, corn rising by 29%, soybeans rising by 22%, orange juice rising by 17%, and sugar rising by 51% during the months of September and October alone - these huge increases have yet to make their way into America's grocery stores because corporations have been reluctant to be the first to pass these price increases along to the consumer.
NIA, the US based National Inflation Association, projects that at the average U.S. grocery store it will soon cost $11.43 for an ear of corn, $23.05 for a 24 oz loaf of bread, $77.71 for 11.30 oz of roast coffee, $45.71 for a 64 fl oz container of orange juice, and $15.50 for a 1.55 oz chocolate candy bar.
The report highlights how despite the recent spectacular hike in food commodity prices - cotton rising by 54%, corn rising by 29%, soybeans rising by 22%, orange juice rising by 17%, and sugar rising by 51% during the months of September and October alone - these huge increases have yet to make their way into America's grocery stores because corporations have been reluctant to be the first to pass these price increases along to the consumer.
Want to learn more?
NIA's special U.S. food price projection report is now available to download for free at:
http://inflation.us/foodpriceprojections.pdf
People who are growing their own food (and you don't need a lot of space to do this... learn how here) and forging caring links with others in their local community will be best placed to weather the coming hyperinflation.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Small Farm Self-Sufficiency
The bad news is that we will probably be feeling significant effects of peak oil by 2012. Everything that relies heavily on oil (notably transport and modern food production) may become either very expensive or in short supply. So where will our food come from? From sustainable, small scale, local organic farms, that's where!
The good news is that small acreages can produce a lot of food! In this Peak Moment video, Janet Brisson demonstrates her home-canned and dried vegetables, fruit, and beans she grows along with chickens and bees on her small acreage .
Renee Wade talks about adapting farming practices to suit the land: Though her property doesn't have access to much water, for example, she is able to raise goats.
The good news is that small acreages can produce a lot of food! In this Peak Moment video, Janet Brisson demonstrates her home-canned and dried vegetables, fruit, and beans she grows along with chickens and bees on her small acreage .
Renee Wade talks about adapting farming practices to suit the land: Though her property doesn't have access to much water, for example, she is able to raise goats.
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