My wife likes to plant a garden every year. It can be enjoyable for her but we don't need it. There is so much available here in the summer. If they can't sell it, they'll give it away. The amount of food that goes to waste is crazy..I think it was Buffet that said " Private enterprise is always one step ahead of government" . People in general are industrious, and will figure things out. Government is always trying to scare us into submission. I'm not buying it

BernieB
In your opinion what would cause a disturbution issue here in the US

If the global market is what determines the price of fertilizer, fuel, and the crops that are grown with them, how can we expect anything except higher prices to come from the war in Ukraine and the shortages that result? Add in a wet planting season or severe drought and food prices will be crushing for much of the world.

We will certainly see politicians doing their best to make political hay from it when it comes, one party will look to blame the one in power and the other will try to hand out money we don't have to make voters thing they are sympathetic to their plight. It's going to be a long couple years. They may make 2020 look like it was a cakewalk.

This bureaucratic nonsense will inflate food prices to ridiculous levels. It's not a food shortage

As has been stated several times, the cost of fuel, fertilizer, seed, and equipment will break the farmers' backs. Not that they aren't able to grow food.

The cities will suffer first. The country boy will survive.

Ukraine and Russia grow a lot of wheat. If they're busy warring and not farming, that lost percentage of wheat is going to have to come from somewhere. A lot of you seem to think that all the wheat the US grows stays in the US but unfortunately that's not how it works. Now if Trump was still in there, and we were facing a global shortage, you could be sure he would be taking steps to make sure more of the US grown grains stay here. But Trump's not in office, and we have a global market. There won't be as much wheat in that global market. So, prices for what wheat is there, which will be less than demand (thus a food shortage) will increase dramatically.

If supplies are tight with any good traded in a free market system the price with increase, the tighter the supply the higher the price. And, just as we see with oil prices right now, high prices and high profits will make those who control the goods and their stock holders happy. Look at the energy stocks in your portfolio today compared to during the shut down.

And it all goes to and starts with who's in the Whitehouse.

I really don't believe we'd be facing all these problems if Biden wasn't in there.

Ukraine and Russia normally do 1/3 of ALL grain exports. It will make life interesting to say the least in the coming year. Ukraine and Russia also export a lot of our fertilizer needs as well.

You better save some of that hay... you'll need it because you won't be able to afford salad!

Pete

To all those beer drinkers- there is a shortage of Aluminum cans, guess why Russian owned companies predominate this industry

ever wonder why scrap Al cans are $ 1.05 a pound now

I don't think anyone means, barring supply chain issues leaving shelves temporarily empty, that it will be impossible to find wheat products. They'll be available. The question will be whether or not you can afford them.

If you do not (by now, after the covid effects) realize that anything is possible your not too bright.....

It may very well be that biden is slipping and letting things he hears in classified meetings slip when he speaks in public. He really is not 'in charge' after all.....front man and his replacement is a front woman. I believe that things could get real ugly, real fast...or that may take a while.

Guess I should plant 20 to 30 acres of wheat. I can rent the seed drill but would have no way of harvesting. I don't think I'm up to cutting it by hand and thrashing on the barn floor.

Remember== Eat all that is on your plate, there is kids in China starving.

Favorite saying of my mom until I got old enough to say let's send it to them.

Little late now anyhow. Think it's winter wheat they grow in IN.

Agreed

Yep I use it and rye alternately for cover crops. Got to corner the market for next year. I'm planning for early retirement don't you know.