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BumRushDaShow

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13. "Supply and demand"

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #12)

Wed Apr 27, 2022, 11:16 AM

Apr 2022

The U.S. can "fix the supply" but will it? Or better, will the corporate farm owners step up to do it or will they sit it out in order to make up for the losses during the pandemic? I expect the latter.

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Simon Kuestenmacher
@simongerman600
Size of Ukraine compared to the US. Just in case that might help you to put things into perspective. Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe (Russia being the biggest).
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12:05 PM · Mar 10, 2022

Wheat

Corn

Soybeans

ETA this ditty - https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/

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Are any "reputable" news agencies reporting on an upcoming food shortage? [View all] Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 OP

Valid concerns about grain availability during next years, elleng Apr 2022 #1

Ya gotta have flour to bake bread. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #2

Right, DO IT!!! elleng Apr 2022 #3

I just started and have had good success with this basic loaf. It's a very forgiving recipe TlalocW Apr 2022 #6

Thanks. elleng Apr 2022 #7

Maybe one of the greatest smells in the known universe. Baking bread. Yum! toesonthenose Apr 2022 #14

The Doomsday Chronicles SCantiGOP Apr 2022 #4

Europe gets a lot of wheat from Ukraine CloudWatcher Apr 2022 #5

Supplies are disrupted. In general, rich countries will pay more. Poor countries risk famine. Eugene Apr 2022 #8

Thanks for the links Eugene Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #10

I saw a piece on NHK news awhile back Sherman A1 Apr 2022 #9

As much as the media has touted everywhere else in the world as a supposed "breadbasket" BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #11

Your last line is the most telling and pertinent. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #12

"Supply and demand" BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #13

Americans likely won't face shortages, but higher prices are a good bet Jose Garcia Apr 2022 #15

It's never a bad idea to have extra food on hand Mariana Apr 2022 #16