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04/23/2022
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By Ethan Huff
USDA: 69% of total U.S. winter wheat production currently in drought zones… sharp decline in yields right around the corner
Only 32 percent of the winter wheat crop in the United States received a “good” or “excellent” rating from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), new reports show. While this represents a slight increase of two points compared to a week ago, the figure is far behind 2021’s 53 percent rating, illustrating just how bad […]
03/30/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Drought conditions causing surge in cotton prices, raising fears clothes could become more expensive
Freak weather patterns in the United States, including drought conditions in Texas, are affecting the price of cotton, signaling fears that clothes are about to get more expensive. On Monday, March 28, cotton futures in Texas jumped by four percent to reach a price of $1.3171 per pound. At one point during the trading day, cotton futures […]
03/24/2022
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By JD Heyes
Winter wheat harvest collapse imminent amid ongoing severe drought as “dust bowl conditions” persist
Even as the global supply chain crisis continues to worsen due to a series of geopolitical events, war and bad policies involving Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), the U.S., considered the world’s breadbasket by many, is in for hard times regarding food security. Prices of food – like everything else, thanks to “Bidenflation” – have been trending upward for […]
03/18/2022
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By Cassie B.
Drought threatens US wheat harvest, deepening global supply challenges
A severe drought in the southern U.S. plains has placed the region’s winter wheat crops in serious jeopardy right as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting a major dent in global wheat supplies. America’s top wheat-producing state, Kansas, is being hit especially hard, with some farmers in the southwestern part of the state reporting that […]
02/10/2022
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By Kevin Hughes
Cooking oil’s price surge signals worsening global food inflation
Surging cooking oil prices is raising concerns that global food costs are heading for record highs as drought hampers production in South America, labor shortage hinders output in Malaysia and Indonesia bars exports to safeguard domestic supplies. Palm oil, the world’s most consumed cooking oil, soared to another intraday record in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, […]
02/04/2022
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By Kevin Hughes
Soaring fertilizer prices to spark global famines unseen in modern history
A modern-era crisis is looming with global prices for fertilizer tripling and food production dwindling. Articles about the twin issues have come out, but the corporate media in the United States are downplaying them despite their probable catastrophic impact worldwide. Experts have already warned about the crisis, and a European CEO even told the media last […]
12/07/2021
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By Mary Villareal
California to cut water supply to cities and farmlands amid worsening drought
The California Department of Water Resources is planning to restrict water delivery to cities and farmlands amid the ongoing drought that is expected to persist well into next year. This will affect 27 million Californians and three-quarters of a million acres of farmland. Karla Nemeth, the department’s director, said: “Despite a wet start to the water year, conditions have dried out […]
11/03/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Oat prices reach record high amid droughts
Prices for oats and grains are up nearly 150 percent over the last year due to extremely dry weather in key growing regions. The drought was estimated to cut U.S. oat production by up to 40 percent, with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) saying this year’s oat crop was the smallest on record at only 40 million bushels. […]
10/28/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Farmers all over the world are worried the supply chain crisis will affect next year’s harvest
Farmers all over the world are concerned that the ongoing supply chain crisis will have a disastrous effect on their 2022 crop outputs. Input prices – or all the costs that go into a harvest – are already making it difficult for farmers in the United States to operate normally. According to financial services company StoneX Group, […]
10/27/2021
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By Cassie B.
Severe drought in South America wreaking havoc on shipping, energy, fishing and drinking water supplies
The effects of the severe ongoing drought in South America can be felt throughout the continent, with the second-longest river there, the Parana River, hitting a 77-year low that is compromising commercial shipping, fishing and the drinking water supply of 30 million people. Paraguay is being especially hard hit. The landlocked nation of seven million […]
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