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Frankly, I don't understand what's going on at all. Yes, prices are rising, this is an inevitable consequence of "helicopter money". But why is there a commodity shortage at the same time? With free prices, it cannot be! And what is happening in Europe, it is impossible to understand at all. Why didn't they stock up on fuel before winter? Now it remains to pray that the winter will be warm - it will not be possible to replenish the reserves. How could "dirty" energy sources be destroyed if they don't have a replacement yet? What kind of "green energy", and if it's night, it's dark and there's no wind, then what? There is a website about energy generation in England, where the proportion of different types is shown. So it's not uncommon for times when wind generation is zero. So what?

The number of poors will be on the high rise.
More migrants coming
Shortage of good as mentioned
increment in prices.
The next three year is gonna be Obama all over again.

 

[Hogpatrol]

There's not only a war on coal. There's a war on oil. The climateophobes in the administration are driving up the prices with their policies. They want everyone to switch to electric vehicles, the ones like the Tesla S that need to carry a 1200 pound battery around to go for groceries. I doubt anyone with a half a brain can't understand it's like taking a pickup truck with a half ton of stone on it everywhere you go. But hey, that energy comes out of a wire so it must be cheaper. Welcome to the new world of wind turbines and solar panels littering what was once a beautiful mountain or productive farm field.

Edit: Read an email I got from my congressman on how he and the rest of the world's politicians are going to save the planet. Like my father used to say, "He's suffering from delusions of grandeur".

 

[Hogpatrol]

Meanwhile, in New Delhi, schools close due to smog. Now if we can just get those Indians and Chinese to stop using coal and oil.

New Delhi's toxic, polluted air chokes city's 20 million people, and the haze can be seen from space

Toxic air is choking New Delhi, closing schools and colleges, forcing cars off the road and prohibiting planes from landing at the airport.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

The 'renewable' age will come, but for heaven's sake not in two years, we are talking about decades. Meantime they puncture the very fuel tank and deplete the very wealth they will need to get them there faster. I am dumb founded by the idocy of your present government.

 

[Hogpatrol]

The 'renewable' age will come, but for heaven's sake not in two years, we are talking about decades. Meantime they puncture the very fuel tank and deplete the very wealth they will need to get them there faster. I am dumb founded by the idocy of your present government.

I figure most of the Dems now in office that are baby boomers, smoked too much weed and the long term effects are now coming to fruition.

 

[Randy F]

The number of poors will be on the high rise.
More migrants coming
Shortage of good as mentioned
increment in prices.
The next three year is gonna be Obama all over again.

Frankly, I don't understand what's going on at all. Yes, prices are rising, this is an inevitable consequence of "helicopter money". But why is there a commodity shortage at the same time? With free prices, it cannot be! And what is happening in Europe, it is impossible to understand at all. Why didn't they stock up on fuel before winter? Now it remains to pray that the winter will be warm - it will not be possible to replenish the reserves. How could "dirty" energy sources be destroyed if they don't have a replacement yet? What kind of "green energy", and if it's night, it's dark and there's no wind, then what? There is a website about energy generation in England, where the proportion of different types is shown. So it's not uncommon for times when wind generation is zero. So what?

As a farmer, I don't believe there is a commodity shortage. What they (USDA) call a shortage is when the world stocks get below a certain level. That level is normally enough to feed the world for 2 1/2 to 3 years....again, according to them. That's what keeps the commodity prices in the tank. Now that level is down to a year or so having had two years of lower yields for various reasons. I think the issue is with shipping more than anything else. I doesn't matter how much of anything is out there, if it can't get to me, it's a big problem.

Inputs for the 2022 season are rising drastically. Besides fuel, fertilizer costs are up 75 to 200%...so far.
No suppliers will contract anything for the coming season at this point as nobody knows where or if it will level off. That's half of the fertilizer problem...the other issue is availability. The price won't matter if I can't get it at all. THEN you'll see shortage.

But it's not just fuel and fertilizer, It's every need we have. Machinery is out a year for most things and parts are scarce for the equipment we run. Manufacturers I've talked to believe it'll be 2 to 3 years before that improves...if all the bullshit stopped now.

So yes, commodity prices are up. For the producer, prices for some crops are finally at a point where there is some return. However, our prices are dictated to us. The sharp rise you see on the stores is not because farmers are out buying yachts and private islands, it's because the middleman is paying (and getting) more to package and ship.

For example, on the high side, if I meet all the prefect grade requirements, I might get $10 for 100lbs of potatoes. So 10 cents/lb. A 5 lb bag of potatoes in a store is roughly $2 to $3, or 40 to 60cents/lb.

You will see these prices continue to rise as increases hit bags, pallets, fuel surcharges, shipping, etc. I will still get 10 cents/cwt...and I have plenty of supply to fill all of my contracts.

The farm is the last stop for these increases...there is no one to pass the costs on to since we do not set the prices. This is the reason the small family farm is nearly extinct, they simply cannot compete anymore since they're no longer able to just inherit the debt-free land that great-grandfather worked so hard to pay off. The inheritance tax eliminated them.

That's my 10 cents on the commodity thing.

 

[BSO Dave]

My Governor just signed new legislation blocking federal Covid mandates, and he deliberately chose the location of Brandon Florida to do it...! I love this guy! Thank God there are still a handful of Republicans with a spine willing to stand up to tyranny.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Waiting for the woke MSM to charge the FL governor with Brandonishing?

 

[Ray B]

IT all depends on an IF and the FLOW chart that follows.
Is Global warming real?
NO- No Problem, go back to business as usual
YES- Determine the results: Results "existential"?
No- accommodate for changes and go back to business as usual
YES- Determine ways to offset the threat.

From what I have seen, the threat is in the minds of profit seekers and has no basis in reality.

A hundred years from now people will look back on this group of leaders and compare them to the likes of Caligula, but the Roman Emperors will appear to be civilized by comparison.

 

[Bullthrower338]

 

[Hogpatrol]

Kyle Rittenhouse, NOT GUILTY!

 

[Brent in Az]

It's a good day.

 

[Brent in Az]

 

[Brent in Az]

 

[spike.t]

Rivian's order book hints at a bleak green future

Rivian is now the biggest carmaker you’ve never heard of. The 12-year-old startup, which makes electric pickup vehicles, went public last week with an initial expected price of $78 per share — only for trading to start at $137 per share: 37% higher. A week later, Rivian’s share price opened at...

unherd.com

 

[jpr9954]

 

[WAB]

It's a good day.

A good day indeed!

 

[BourbonTrail]

Rivian's order book hints at a bleak green future

Rivian is now the biggest carmaker you’ve never heard of. The 12-year-old startup, which makes electric pickup vehicles, went public last week with an initial expected price of $78 per share — only for trading to start at $137 per share: 37% higher. A week later, Rivian’s share price opened at...

unherd.com

“I will gladly make Amazon a green delivery vehicle for 5 years from now, if you invest your money in me today”…uhhhhh, right.

 

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