Fortunately in France we have social shock absorbers, and yet It's not win... But this is not the case in the United States... And these crop losses really raise questions. In short, the context is bad, and with 102 million people excluded statistics, the American miracle is really in trouble. Yet it is the model that we have been sold for 50 years..., to impose all these liberal measures, and privatizations in particular... (Additional information)
The things that I am going to share with you in this article are certainly very alarming. But if you live in a wealthy neighborhood and are always surrounded by other wealthy people who never have to worry about missing a meal, then some of the numbers in this article may not seem true to you. Today, the gap between rich and poor in the United States is bigger than ever, and many wealthy Americans don't have too much sympathy for the struggles others go through. But the truth is that most Americans currently living paycheck to paycheck. And when you live in a precarious financial situation, there are times when it can be very difficult to afford the basic necessities. If you've never missed a meal unintentionally, good for you. Sadly, there are millions and millions of Americans for whom hunger is a very real problem.
If you had to guess, what would you say if you were asked how many Americans struggle with food insecurity each year?
According to an article CBS News published a few months ago, "about 4o million people" are struggling to get enough to eat...
The US economy has been enjoying nearly a decade of expansion since the Great Recession. Yet food insecurity – a lack of money or resources to eat – still affects nearly one in eight Americans. This represents approximately 40 million people. While slowly improving, that figure remains stubbornly higher than before the recession, when more than one in ten US residents struggled to know when and how they could eat next time, the data shows. of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Starving people live in every county across America, according to the latest annual research from the nonprofit humanitarian organization Feeding America. It compiled federal and other data for 2017, its ninth year examining the issue, for a report called Map the Meal Gap. Feeding America serves 4 billion meals each year for one in eight Americans through 200 food banks and 60.000 meal and pantry programs.
We should be incredibly grateful for Feeding America and their vast network of food banks and pantries, but what happens when food needs increase dramatically and food banks empty?
Just a few days ago I heard from a good friend in the middle of the country, and she told me that her local food bank was very urgently asking for donations because things are starting to get really , really steep.
And we haven't even officially entered the next recession yet.
Normally there wouldn't have been too much to worry about, but this year has certainly not been a normal year. Cultures fail worldwide and African swine fever is killing millions and millions of pigs all over the planet.
In fact, thanks to the appalling outbreak of African swine fever in China, pork prices there are 69,3% higher than a year ago...
Pork prices in China jumped 69,3% in September from a year ago as the country continued to battle a meat shortage that followed an outbreak of African swine fever.
Last month's pork price surge was higher than the 46,7% increase seen in August, according to data from China's National Bureau of Statistics. This pushed food prices in China up 11,2% in September, accelerating from the 10% rise recorded the previous month.
If it sounds really bad to you, that's because it's really bad.
And what we have witnessed so far is just the beginning.
One of the main reasons why the Chinese have just agreed to buy for billions of dollars of our agricultural products is that they desperately need it.
Here in the United States, food prices have also risen steadily and we were already going to have one of the worst years in our history for farmers in the Midwest, and now an unprecedented blizzard in October is going to cause many losses of harvest.
An absolutely massive storm dumped very deep snow from Colorado to Minnesota, and it hit just as farmers were preparing to harvest their corn and soybeans.
As I noted in another article i just posted, a North Dakota lawmaker tells the press that "massive crop losses - as devastating as we've ever seen" are to be expected.
Millions of acres of corn and soybeans are going to be "a total loss", which means that we will soon all be faced with rising supermarket food prices.
If you're rich and food prices don't really matter to you, then you'll be in good shape.
But for the rest of us, those higher prices are going to be very painful. I you encourages you to stock up in advance while you still can.
Earlier this year, I extensively documented the major issues farmers in the Midwest were having with rains and flooding, and warned that we were potentially facing a disastrous harvest season.
Well, now that this historic blizzard has wiped out millions more acres of crops, we are potentially facing a scenario far worse than anything I originally anticipated.
This means that soon over 40 million Americans will face food insecurity. Much higher prices at the grocery store will make it much more difficult for most of us to buy basic necessities, and those at the bottom of the economic pyramid will suffer more than anyone else.
About the author: Michael Snyder is a national writer, media personality and political activist. He is the author of four books including Get Prepared Now, The Beginning Of The End et Living A Life That Really Matters. His articles are originally published on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream et The Most Important News. From there, his articles are republished on dozens of other major websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please do so. The more people who see this information the better, and we need to wake up more people while there is still time.
source: Theeconomiccollapseblog
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