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Ferrets are Cool

(22,611 posts) Tue Apr 26, 2022, 10:01 PM Apr 2022

Are any "reputable" news agencies reporting on an upcoming food shortage? [View all]

Yeah, I can find all kinds of doomsday crap on the interwebs, but I really want to know if there is any need to stock up on food. I am not prone to "chickenlittle" syndrome, but I figure if there is a problem, my friends here will know the scoop.

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Are any "reputable" news agencies reporting on an upcoming food shortage? [View all] Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 OP

Valid concerns about grain availability during next years, elleng Apr 2022 #1

Ya gotta have flour to bake bread. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #2

Right, DO IT!!! elleng Apr 2022 #3

I just started and have had good success with this basic loaf. It's a very forgiving recipe TlalocW Apr 2022 #6

Thanks. elleng Apr 2022 #7

Maybe one of the greatest smells in the known universe. Baking bread. Yum! toesonthenose Apr 2022 #14

The Doomsday Chronicles SCantiGOP Apr 2022 #4

Europe gets a lot of wheat from Ukraine CloudWatcher Apr 2022 #5

Supplies are disrupted. In general, rich countries will pay more. Poor countries risk famine. Eugene Apr 2022 #8

Thanks for the links Eugene Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #10

I saw a piece on NHK news awhile back Sherman A1 Apr 2022 #9

As much as the media has touted everywhere else in the world as a supposed "breadbasket" BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #11

Your last line is the most telling and pertinent. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #12

"Supply and demand" BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #13

Americans likely won't face shortages, but higher prices are a good bet Jose Garcia Apr 2022 #15

It's never a bad idea to have extra food on hand Mariana Apr 2022 #16