Archive for the 'Food' Category
U.S. CONSUMERS SHOULD BRACE FOR THE LARGEST INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES IN NEARLY 20 YEARS
August 21st, 2008Via: Reuters: U.S. consumers should brace for the biggest increase in food prices in nearly 20 years in 2008 and even more pain next year due to surging meat and produce prices, the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday. Food prices are forecast to rise by 5 percent to 6 percent this year, making it the […]
Pub Goers Trade Home Grown Produce for Beer
August 15th, 2008Mmm hmm. Via: Money: Credit crunch pinched residents of one Norfolk village have been taking advantage of an inventive means to save the pennies without cutting back on nights out. Thanks to the resourcefulness of their local pub, ‘The Pigs’, they can now barter fresh produce in return for pints of beer. The pub, in […]
Who Says Good Nutrition Means Animal Fats? Weston A. Price
August 6th, 2008WAPF given fair treatment by the Washington Post??? Incredible, but true. Via: Washington Post: Fallon’s definition of “real” is vastly different from what many Americans who consider themselves health-conscious might describe. She advocates butter on bread “so thick you can see teeth marks in it,” plenty of meat and unpasteurized, or raw, milk. Those are […]
Rabobank: Nationwide Ag Production Costs On The Rise
July 26th, 2008Input prices are still soaring. Via: Grainnet: Much attention has focused lately on the run up in the production of agricultural commodities and its effect on food prices. Additionally, key crop input prices are also rising and show no sign of slowing, according to a new Rabobank report, “U.S. Crop Inputs.” “Farmers’ use of key […]
To Cryptogon Readers Who Recently Bought Mountain House #10 Can Freeze-Dried Foods from Nitro-Pak
July 23rd, 2008As of August 1, your investment may increase in value by as much as 15%. Via: Nitro-Pak: PRICE INCREASE NOTICE— All Mountain House #10 can freeze-dried foods & units are going up August 1, 2008 by as much as 15%. … Current processing time for most non-can food orders is currently taking 2-4 business days […]
China’s Expansion Into Africa
July 20th, 2008I wasn’t aware of the extent of China’s interest in Africa. I thought it was much more piecemeal. Their grand strategy makes perfect sense, given the dire problems China is facing. There are some howlers in this article, though, such as, “Despite Britain’s commendable colonial legacy of a network of roads, railways and schools, the […]
UK: Government Asks Stores to Stockpile Food in Case of Infrastructure Breakdown
July 7th, 2008Via: Times: Ministers are in talks with supermarkets about emergency food reserves in case fuel protests lead to shortages at shops. The government wants to ensure retailers and suppliers can continue to sell basics such as meat, bread and milk if hauliers bring the country to a halt. They have asked supermarkets to make contingency […]
Leaked World Bank Report: Biofuel Caused Food Crisis
July 4th, 2008Via: Guardian: Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% – far more than previously estimated – according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian. The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body. […]
Mexico City Looks for Food Crisis Solution in Families’ Backyards and Roof Terraces
July 3rd, 2008Via: Financial Times: Mexico City, one of the world’s most populous and polluted metropolitan areas, is working on its own solution to the rapidly rising cost of food: grow your own. Led by Marcelo Ebrard, the city’s leftwing mayor, the local governmenthas decided to expand a “backyard agriculture programme” launched last year to encourage the […]
Wheat Plunges as U.S. Report Shows Spring Acreage Increased
July 2nd, 2008Good news on the food front?! I had to post it. Via: Bloomberg: Wheat plunged the most in 10 weeks after a government report showed U.S. growers seeded more acres with spring crops to take advantage of prices that rallied to a record this year. About 14.197 million acres were sown in April and May, […]
