The Coming Food Crisis Will Be a Catastrophe For Humanity

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The Coming Food Crisis Will Be a Catastrophe For Humanity

Post by Riddick » 05-19-2022 11:21 PM

All modern famines are man-made, usually the result of war, disease, & stupidity. In 2022, all the elements for a historic famine are present and in abundance, leading many experts to conclude the food crisis that will be upon us shortly will be a catastrophe.

The Ukraine War is affecting the output of the second most important breadbasket in the world. Together, Russia and Ukraine supply “28% of globally traded wheat, 29% of the barley, 15% of the maize, and 75% of the sunflower oil,” according to The Economist.

And the price of grain is going through the roof. The price of wheat went up 53% this year and jumped another 6% after India said it would suspend exports because of a lengthy heatwave.

The cost of staples like wheat, barley, & sunflower oil has risen so dramatically the number of people threatened with famine has gone from 440 million to 1.6 billion. That’s an intolerable situation. Political unrest resulting from these famines would further interrupt supplies & cause shortages everywhere, including the West.

There are no good options. Who can afford to be generous when their own people are at risk of not getting enough to eat? Altruism is a very good thing and in some ways, the U.S. sending food abroad during a global famine would be a good policy if it could lead to political stability in a key part of the world.

Yet you have to believe what happened with the COVID-19 vaccine would happen with food. There would be a lot of talk internationally about the “responsibility” of rich nations to feed poorer ones. That may be true to a certain extent — but only after our own people are taken care of.

We don’t elect presidents or members of Congress to starve our own people so leftists can feel good about themselves by giving away the product of American agricultural genius.

Sharing scarcity is not an option. You want food riots in America? Try giving food away during a famine.

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Re: The Coming Food Crisis Will Be a Catastrophe For Humanity

Post by Malaria_Kidd II » 05-20-2022 02:45 PM

Riddick? Art Bell was referenced occasionally using the term "Art's Parts". Did that moniker come from his personal collection of strange and unique items related to Alt News?

Believe me, I am on the topic of food production, world wide spotting the laser map pointer on the importance of Ukraine and Russia's bread baskets by the former ship loads.

Here's my first and so far only Tweet to a UK VOLVO specific trucker for John Deere UK tractors and their required parts replacements when farmers need them quickly as they fail from tiny to huge in size. 🌾 🌾 🌽 🌽 🚜

@Malaria_Kidd #Volvo UK #John Deere UK
Some U.S. farmers lacking a replacement part for one John Deere are SCAVAGING from another John Deere to get #1 back out into the field. All while hoping a Volvo is headed to their dealership with parts for all a-like in need to solve a similar predicament. 😉 End

80% of our meds are made overseas just like a huge percentage of our car, truck and tractor parts have been touched by foreign hands.

We maybe taking numbers one day, all of us, while we wait for motor and rolling machinery parts do to citizen's extreme lock downs, more surging, never ending Covid attacks and container ships stuck off shore!😒

Many truck fleets are parking their rigs waiting on parts shortages. What do they haul? Everything you can name, including Pop Tarts!

Tractors, trucks and combines don't move without parts to grow and harvest our food stuffs!😒


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