Worst Global Drought in History Sends Food Prices Soaring
Global warming is making its presence known not only in the United States but across the world as the worst drought in history takes hold, sending food prices soaring. In addition sea level rises attendant to climate change are costing trillions.
With severe drought cracking parched fields across the nation, the Agriculture Department has expanded the largest disaster area declared in its history, adding 39 new counties in eight states to its list, reports the Wall Street Journal. The current tally sits at 1,297 counties in 29 states. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack called the situation “the most serious we’ve had probably in 25 years across the country.” The move does little save make farmers eligible for cheap emergency federal loans, and Vilsack called on Congress to move, acknowledging that the tools in his box are “somewhat limited.”
Lest one think severe drought only affects corn farmers in Iowa, the ramifications are dire: With corn crops withering, farmers are paying through the nose to feed livestock, and high temps simultaneously mean a falloff in dairy production, which trickles down to a heftier supermarket tab for Americans. Cheese and milk prices will spike first, followed by corn and meat, notes USA Today. And while you probably won’t end up “standing in line to get milk at the dairy counter,” as one expert says, you also “might not want it at the price it’s selling at.” Further, “you’ll see less cheese on pizzas.”
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We’re already seeing this in our local grocery store. Our food bill has gone from about $85/week during the summer to over $100/week.
Our family is seeing the same thing Erin and I expect it’s just going to get worse.