Monday, June 26, 2023

Drought Could Impact America’s Food

 Here in MN we got 1/2 of rain in our cow pastures over the weekend and that was the first time it had rained since April and the snow had just left.  Our cows were out of grass by June 15.  And this is the 3rd summer in a row that we’ve had to feed cattle because the grass was gone.  But just imagine what happens to America if drought sweeps across the entire nation.  Do you think grocery prices are high now?  For the wealthy folks among us $5 gasoline and $5 eggs doesn’t change their life one iota.  But for ten of millions currently getting by, living paycheck to paycheck, inflation will crush them.  And once the nation is divided into 2 classes, upper and lower, conditions will be ripe for revolution.  Also remember to throw gasoline on that fire by reminding everyone about the current lie that racism is at the heart of all of America’s problems.

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Every time I write about this, conditions are even worse.  If you look at the latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor, you will see that almost all of America's heartland is now in some state of drought.  


Much of Kansas is dealing with either "severe" or "exceptional" drought, and in previous articles I have written about how this will impact the winter wheat harvest.  But now areas that grow most of our corn and most of our soy are also getting absolutely hammered by drought.  

If this drought in America's breadbasket continues through the summer, we are going to have a very serious problem on our hands.
 
At this point, farmers all over the middle of the country are praying for rain, because right now things are not looking good...

Below-average rainfall and high winds also exacerbated drought conditions in much of the High Plains region from top spring wheat producer North Dakota to the largest winter wheat state Kansas, the U.S. Drought Monitor report showed.

Concerns about the dry start to the U.S. summer crop season and potential harvest shortfalls have sent corn and soybean prices soaring to multi-month highs, although both crops can still rebound with timely rains.

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