Who controls the food supply controls the people; who control the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.
HENRY KISSINGER
Alright y’all Easter is behind us and we have at least six American holidays left and Christmas followed by New Year to look forward to. Today, The German grocer Nord Aldi is raising its prices again. That’s twice in one month. We have to get real about the sanctions and how they are going to affect our food supply chain going forward into 2022. We may not be feeling the strain now, have no doubt it will happen this year or early next year.
First, let’s talk about limits. Back in February, I noticed that Walmart in Frenchtown Michigan had put limits on baby formula. It doesn’t matter what brand you buy it’s limit is five per day. According to the article from Eatthis.com, there are more limits to come from Costco, Kroger, and gas stations. People have noticed that there have been limits on how much gas they could purchase at the pump but if you go into the station then you could purchase more than the pump allows. What’s going to be limited? Pet food, sugar, gas, and online items you can purchase through Costco’s site.
Second, let’s look at the wheat production chart. You look at the first map showing who produces the most it’s China. With India and Russia right behind them. America is in fourth place. We use to be number one in a lot of things we exported. Now we export war, famine, and destruction. The situation in England is getting to the point that the anti-Russia sanctions movement is losing steam according to a poll taken over the month. There was also a poll taken in Germany regarding rationing gas and the Germans aren’t in favor. The politicians have a problem on their hands. They can’t keep their citizens on board with supporting Ukraine at the cost of their own lives. Since the sanctions, everything in Europe has gone up. Fuel and food! The problem is that wages aren’t going up to keep up. This is why France is considering food vouchers for the lower middle class.
References
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McDonald, A., & Brennan, F. (2022, April 13). Costco, Walmart, and Kroger Are Putting Purchase Limits on These Items — Eat This Not That. Eat This, Not That. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://www.eatthis.com/news-purchase-limits-costco-walmart-kroger/
RT. (2022, 04 17). Arm Ukraine to prevent global famine – German minister. RT. https://www.rt.com/news/554028-ukraine-weapons-world-famine/
RT. (2022, 04 17). Outcome of Russian energy embargo for Germans predicted. RT. https://www.rt.com/business/554009-inflation-in-germany-soars/
RT. (2022, 04 17). Support for anti-Russia sanctions drops – poll. RT. https://www.rt.com/news/554019-poll-britons-russia-sanctions-inflation/
Russia raises export quotas on fertilizers — RT Business News. (2022, April 17). RT. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from http://rt.com/business/554017-mineral-fertilizers-russia-quota/
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