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News & Articles By Arsenio Toledo
03/15/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Ukraine farmers unable to work on their fields due to war, increasing fears of global food shortages
Ukraine’s spring harvest is in jeopardy as farmers are unable to resume work in the fields due to the war. If they are unable to continue their work soon, the country’s agricultural output for the year will be drastically reduced, endangering the food supply not just of Ukraine but of the many countries that depend on […]
03/08/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Food crisis incoming: War in Ukraine threatening global food supplies, half a billion people at risk of hunger
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine is disrupting global food supply chains, and experts have sounded the alarm as the war is threatening the food security of nearly half a billion people who rely on Ukrainian and Russian food exports. Every time a massive war broke out in any part of the world, the end result was […]
02/20/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
New study finds corn-based ethanol fuel is actually WORSE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT than regular gasoline
A new study has found that corn-based ethanol, the main source of supposedly green ethanol fuel in the United States, may actually be worse for the environment than regular gasoline. The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), contradicts previous research, including one study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), […]
01/22/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Farmers are reducing how much food they produce due to surging fertilizer prices
Farmers all over the developing world are being forced to reduce how much produce they grow due to the rising costs of fertilizer. High fertilizer prices are making it much costlier for farmers to cultivate food. These costs are inevitably going to be passed on to regular consumers purchasing food at grocery stores. These people will […]
01/20/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
12 Signs that food shortages are already here
America’s supply chains are already extremely fragile. Port congestions, labor shortages, rampant inflation and pandemic-related economic restrictions are all significantly increasing the likelihood of rampant food shortages in the near future. Here are the 12 signs that food shortages are already here. Shortage of potatoes and other potato-based products The world is already experiencing a […]
12/07/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
India revokes PepsiCo’s patent on potato variety
India has revoked a patent for a variety of cultivated potatoes grown almost exclusively for PepsiCo’s Lay’s potato chips. In 2019, PepsiCo sued several Indian farmers in the western state of Gujarat for planting a potato variety that the company patented, known as FC5 potatoes. This potato variety has a low moisture content, which is required […]
11/23/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Farmland prices continue to surge in line with growth of rural economies
Creighton University‘s Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) has remained above growth neutral for 12 straight months. Economists say this is due to stronger investment in agriculture, low interest rates and higher cost of agricultural produce. The RMI for November rose to 67.7 percent, up more than one point from October’s 66.1. In September, the reading was 62.5. In line with the […]
11/17/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
California farmers take their goods out of state to avoid heavy port congestion
The heavy congestion at California’s ports is severely affecting many of the state’s farmers, forcing them to reroute their goods out of state just to get them delivered. As many American consumers are rightly concerned about the cost of everyday goods such as foods and the gifts they will be buying for the holidays, American […]
11/10/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Agriculture industry leaders demand solution to port congestion, end to supply chain crisis
America’s agriculture industry continues to struggle in the face of the ongoing supply chain crisis exacerbated by heavy port congestion. Ken Ericksen, senior vice president for financial information company IHS Markit, said that a lot of the solutions proposed by the government would only be partial solutions like moving ships away from the West Coast and diverting […]
11/09/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Supply chain crisis preventing California farmers from delivering their harvests
California farmers are now feeling the impact of the supply chain crisis as they struggle to transport crops out of their farms due to a shortage of truck drivers, a lack of space at warehouses and heavy congestion at the ports. This economic disease is affecting California farmers amid a historic drought that is threatening future […]
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