Food Crisis and Economic Collapse Near! (USDA Report included)

USDA Report Why Have Food Commodity Prices Risen Again?

USDA Report Between early June 2010 and February 2011, prices of food commodities increased sharply, surpassing the 2008 peaks that had spread anxiety among policymakers and lowincome consumers around the world. Most of the long-term trends in agricultural production and consumption that contributed to the 2002-06 price increases and the 2007-08 price spike also contributed to the recent price surge, including global growth in population and per capita incomes, increasing world per capita consumption of animal products, rising energy prices and growing global biofuel production, depreciation of the U.S. dollar, and slower growth in agricultural productivity. The price spikes in both periods also refl ect short-term shocks from weather-related production shortfalls, a corresponding decline in world stocks of grains and oilseeds, and changes in trade policies and practices in some countries. Renewed economic growth and demand in low- and middle-income countries following the 2009 recession also played a role in recent price increases. While many of the factors that contributed to price increases in 2002-08 and 2010-11 are the same, the timing, sequence, and relative importance of these factors varied.

So these food price increases are partly due to the depreciation of the US Dollar?
In that case the situation is only going to get worse. Mathematically speaking.
You see the more the US dollar depreciates, the more food prices go up and the less people buy.
Its a vicious circle of Agricultural, Economic and Political chaos that is only going to get worse..

The economy is in tatters, Greece is on the verge of complete collapse.
When Greece goes EU surely follows. (In the long run)
The US dollar is in tatters.
We are teetering on a cliff edge..

Famine and economic collapse is at our door people.
I know this sounds extremely doom & gloom but I'm just telling it how it is.
No point beating around the bush, this is sure mathematics..
I really wish it wasn't.

USDA Report

Investigate aquaponics and other methods for achieving food independence. However even that is not enough. You really need energy independence to go with it or else the loss of electricity compromises your food independence.

reply to post by TechUnique


These food price increases are coming from one thing. That thing is ethanol subsidies, and it needs to stop.

Ethanol is a joke, and it is so heavily subsidized that were these subsidies to be removed corn and beef would likely crash, and I mean crash BAD.

reply to post by TechUnique

good points.

lets not forget all those hedge funds always in the news jacking up commodity prices.

they also are a big part of this perfect storm.

Originally posted by jssaylor2007
reply to post by TechUnique

 

These food price increases are coming from one thing. That thing is ethanol subsidies, and it needs to stop.

Ethanol is a joke, and it is so heavily subsidized that were these subsidies to be removed corn and beef would likely crash, and I mean crash BAD.

if the government stopped it's agricultural subsidies, the price of a hamburger might rise by 50 cents.

OMG, how would people survive.

maybe we would have fewer obese people, lower medical costs because of fewer disease.

reply to post by citizen6511


If people actually worked for their food, they wouldn't be obese.

Think about it.
Everything made today is processed and basically easy to get.
Super markets, fast food joints, restaurants...etc.

If people had to grow their own food and actually sweat everyday, to keep up with a garden, there would be less obese and lazy Americans. If it's one thing I know, a garden is Hard work. But, most people don't want to sweat at work, let alone at home. Not all people though.
Just the 40% of overweight Americans.

Gardening is a valuable asset.
It will keep you active and active people lead healthy lifestyles.

Sure, there might be a food crisis.
But if you aren't relying on McDonalds for you food...
And if you are growing your own...

Then why worry?

reply to post by havok


That's how I see it. Before industrialization, the 'job' was milking cows, mending fences, tending the crops, feeding the horses, gathering eggs, etc. Money and convenience are the rose and the thorn of our society.