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The_jackalope

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7. Global food crisis ahead
Tue May 28, 2019, 11:39 AM
May 2019

It’s not just happening in the USA. Extreme weather events are devastating crops and thus the food business around the world. From Australia to North Korea and Argentina here are the latest reports of food shortage around the world.

Global food crisis ahead as extreme weather events devastate crops and fields around the world

· Australia imports wheat for first time in over a decade after worst drought in 116 years
· Floods, hail and bad weather affect fruits and vegetables in Italy
· Planting in France slowed down by extreme cold temperatures
· Severe drought devastates crops in Yucatan, Mexico
· Lowest rainfall in 100 years leaves millions at risk of starvation in North Korea
· Spring’s record-late arrival in parts of the U.S. has catastrophic consequences for food industry
· Cracks are appearing in the edifice of modern agriculture: Australia’s biggest grain producer’s revenue collapses after horrific crop losses
· Floods leave 600 000 ha (1.5 million acres) of crops damaged in Argentina

And it's only going to get worse over the long haul.
May you live in interesting times...

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