Why food prices keep going up
The revolution will not be televised
few people are aware of the fact that where and how we get our food has been quietly been changing. While the news media is quick to point out the rising cost of groceries, they seem to have little or no interest in telling you why. Every program on TV lives or dies buy it's ratings. The news is no exception. In my opinion there are two reasons why this topic is not featured or even discussed on the news. One is it's not attention grabbing. Most people only care about the here and now. This is a slow moving crisis, so bringing it to the forefront won't get much attention. The second is panic. If given enough attention by the major TV and internet outlets enough people would start stockpiling food which could snowball into a full blown panic that could be much worse than when the pandemic hit.
It's happening now
Currently preppers and homesteaders are aware and have been growing and storing their own food. Think of how the economy would be effected if millions of shoppers began growing their own fruits and vegetables. I see this is inevitable. Supermarkets would raise prices even more to make up for the lack of sales.
In the year 2000 the average cost of a loaf of bread was $1.58 compared to today price of $4.00. Eggs were $0.91 cents In short the cost of many food have more than doubled so unless your salary has doubled you had to adjust. At the current rate you will have to make some serious changes if you plan to continuing eating.
One very important fact is that there will always be food. The point I am making is as what cost and how long will you be able to afford it?
TV networks play by a different set of rules than the internet content providers. Television station are licensed by the federal government. You Tube does not have the same restrictions therefore you will find far more content about the pending food crisis there. The number of homesteaders and backyard gardener's have grown since the pandemic. For years I have grown some veggies to offset the rising cost of living but after doing some research I realized that I needed to step up my game if I am to provide for my family and myself in the future.
The perfect storm
With the number of US farms dwelling each year and with large acers of farmland being quietly brought up there is one lesion to learn. It's all about the Benjamins. In 2022 oil companies made a whopping $200 Billion dollars in profits Do you think they give a rats ass about your budget or whether you have to start taking public transportation to work? Companies who own farms, like companies who own oil are not about charity. Many years ago I was the president of a small investment club. It was then, as it is now, the only thing that matters is the bottom line. You don't need a crystal ball to know that food prices will continue to rise.
Food fight
109 countries own U.S. agricultural land. As food refuges move to more populated areas the need to produce more food in countries around the word is becoming greater. The amount of farmland in the United States is shrinking ( see below ) while the population is growing. In the year 2000 the US population was 282.2 million, as of today that number has grown to 336,586,743. It's simple math, if you have more mouths to feed you need to grow more food. It doesn't matter where on the planet you live.
Did you know that we import almost two-thirds of our fresh fruit and one-third of our fresh vegetables? (see below)
That brings me to supply and demand. Earlier I stated that there will always be food but at what cost. It is a question of supply and demand. Make no mistake food is a commodity. As the demand increases so will the price.
I wore this blog in hopes of motivating people to become self sufficient. I have been gardening for decades and have recently become a homesteader.
Although it is not realistic to expect you to run out buy a bunch of seeds and grow your food, I encourage you to at least start TODAY.
If you are interested here is a link to my You Tube channel
More useful info
The number of farms in the U.S. has been on the decline since 1982. In 2022, USDA says there were 2 million farms. That’s roughly 200,000 fewer farms than in 2007. It’s also well below the peak of 6.8 million farms counted in 1935.
Half the world's farms will be gone by 2100, new research claims
Bill and Melinda Gates — prior to their divorce — accumulated roughly 270,000 acres of farmland in less than a decade. Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos has amassed 420,000 acres in recent years.
Other noteworthy farmland investors include Ted Turner and Thomas Peterffy.
Of the 109 countries that own U.S. agricultural land, China ranks No. 18, far behind No. 1 Canada (12.8 million acres) and even and the Cayman Islands (672,000). Bill Gates owns almost as much U.S. agricultural land as China at 248,000 acres, according to The Land Report.Mar 1, 2023
Countries Who Own The Most Acres U.S. Agricultural Land
- Canada (12,845,000 acres)
- Netherlands (4,875,000)
- Italy (2,703,000)
- United Kingdom (2,538,000)
- Germany (2,269,000)
- Portugal (1,483,000)
- France (1,316,000)
- Denmark (856,000)
- Luxembourg (802,000)
- Ireland (760,000)
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