Politicians Cause Real Pain With Inflationary Policies
This post was originally published on this site Gasoline prices just hit new record highs, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, inflation-wise. As consumers know, but federal officials seem slow to admit, everything is becoming more expensive. And while the purchasing power of our money is expected to...
Four hidden reasons food prices are crazy right now
This post was originally published on this siteDrought, a chicken illness, war in Ukraine and politics at the border are adding to pandemic-era supply-chain disruptions
Russia invasion fuels fear of American food price hikes
This post was originally published on this siteRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is raising fears of a global food shortage that could hike prices for U.S. consumers and spark a humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. Ukrainian producers are struggling to grow and export their crops amid the…
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Further Hikes in Food Prices
This post was originally published on this site Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, food prices were spiking around the world because of supply chain disruptions. A combination of always unpredictable nature, bad policy, and busted supply chains (also largely from policy decisions) hiked the cost of fertilizer for farmers. That...
Farmers Feel the Squeeze of Inflation
This post was originally published on this siteHigher farm costs could help push up grocery bills further in 2022, analysts say, following a year in which global food prices rose to decade highs.
Food Costs Likely To Rise as Farmers’ Expenses Shoot Up
This post was originally published on this site Famine is one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse for good reason; hunger was an unwelcome companion for most of human history. The threat it poses declined in recent decades because of innovations in agriculture and increasing prosperity. But the largely...