#ClimateInflation, 2023 #Food edition
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#ClimateInflation, 2023 #Food edition
"The #PeachState lost more than 90% of this year’s crop after a February heat wave followed by two late-spring frosts.
#Farmers and agricultural groups said they can’t remember a more devastated #peach crop.
Peach prices climb"
#Georgia
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/business/georgia-peach-shortage/index.html"#Prices for #OliveOil are surging further in to record-breaking territory after an extended period of unusually dry weather in southern #Europe damaged crops."
#Spain #ClimateInflation
https://www.ft.com/content/5f0b2e0b-8100-42d0-9a87-fef4a57addeb -
"#Prices for #OliveOil are surging further in to record-breaking territory after an extended period of unusually dry weather in southern #Europe damaged crops."
#Spain #ClimateInflation
https://www.ft.com/content/5f0b2e0b-8100-42d0-9a87-fef4a57addeb"#Florida's #orange trees have suffered from #hurricane winds and a mounting epidemic of #disease this year.
This year’s dismal harvest probably will make already #expensive orange juice even more so. A gallon has climbed above $10."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/17/florida-oranges-shortage/ -
"#Florida's #orange trees have suffered from #hurricane winds and a mounting epidemic of #disease this year.
This year’s dismal harvest probably will make already #expensive orange juice even more so. A gallon has climbed above $10."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/17/florida-oranges-shortage/"The significant increase in #tomato prices in #India, surpassing 400 per cent, can be linked to crop failure induced by extremely high temperatures and heavy #rainfall.
#ClimateChange-related #ExtremeWeather events are a significant contributing factor to the present scarcity of #tomatoes."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.wionews.com/trending/has-it-shaken-your-kitchen-too-making-sense-of-indias-climate-driven-tomato-crisis-615243 -
"The significant increase in #tomato prices in #India, surpassing 400 per cent, can be linked to crop failure induced by extremely high temperatures and heavy #rainfall.
#ClimateChange-related #ExtremeWeather events are a significant contributing factor to the present scarcity of #tomatoes."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.wionews.com/trending/has-it-shaken-your-kitchen-too-making-sense-of-indias-climate-driven-tomato-crisis-615243Volker Turk, the United Nations' human rights chief, "told a UN Human Rights Council debate on the right to #food that #ExtremeWeather events were wiping out crops, herds and ecosystems, making it impossible for communities to rebuild and support themselves.
Turk said world leaders "perform the choreography of deciding to act and promising to act and then get stuck in the short term".
He called for an end to "senseless #subsidies" of the #FossilFuel industry"
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Volker Turk, the United Nations' human rights chief, "told a UN Human Rights Council debate on the right to #food that #ExtremeWeather events were wiping out crops, herds and ecosystems, making it impossible for communities to rebuild and support themselves.
Turk said world leaders "perform the choreography of deciding to act and promising to act and then get stuck in the short term".
He called for an end to "senseless #subsidies" of the #FossilFuel industry"
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230703-climate-change-spells-terrifying-future-un-rights-chief"Cereal production in southern #Europe is expected to fall by up to 60% on last year in the wake of the #Charon #heatwave currently gripping the continent."
#food #ClimateInflation
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"Cereal production in southern #Europe is expected to fall by up to 60% on last year in the wake of the #Charon #heatwave currently gripping the continent."
#food #ClimateInflation
https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/sourcing/cereal-crops-decimated-by-europes-heatwave/681361.articleBeyond 2023:
"Successive #heatwaves threaten nature’s ability to provide us with #food, say researchers, as they warn of an “unseen, silent dying” in our #oceans amid record temperatures scorching the Earth."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/21/rampant-heatwaves-threaten-food-security-of-entire-planet-scientists-warn -
Beyond 2023:
"Successive #heatwaves threaten nature’s ability to provide us with #food, say researchers, as they warn of an “unseen, silent dying” in our #oceans amid record temperatures scorching the Earth."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/21/rampant-heatwaves-threaten-food-security-of-entire-planet-scientists-warn" #India last week suspended exports of non-basmati varieties of #rice after heavy #monsoon rainfall damaged newly planted crops due to be harvested in winter. With rice retail prices up 3 per cent in the past month and 11.5 per cent over the past year, the government hopes to quell food #inflation by reserving more grain for the domestic market."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/despite-best-efforts-india-s-food-security-being-choked-by-climate-change-123072500089_1.html -
" #India last week suspended exports of non-basmati varieties of #rice after heavy #monsoon rainfall damaged newly planted crops due to be harvested in winter. With rice retail prices up 3 per cent in the past month and 11.5 per cent over the past year, the government hopes to quell food #inflation by reserving more grain for the domestic market."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/despite-best-efforts-india-s-food-security-being-choked-by-climate-change-123072500089_1.html"#ClimateChange is already having an impact on #food supplies, particularly in #Canada."
"Preston said many Canadian farmers are eager to adopt more sustainable means of production, but they need government support. Improving #soil health to make it more resilient to extreme rainfall, and increasing #biodiversity on farms, he said, will go a long way in adapting to a warming planet."
Climate change is already affecting food security. How can Canadians prepare? - National | Globalnews.ca
Experts say that while Canada is not invulnerable to extreme climate events, it can work on reducing its reliance on imported food to guard against external shocks.
Global News (globalnews.ca)
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"#ClimateChange is already having an impact on #food supplies, particularly in #Canada."
"Preston said many Canadian farmers are eager to adopt more sustainable means of production, but they need government support. Improving #soil health to make it more resilient to extreme rainfall, and increasing #biodiversity on farms, he said, will go a long way in adapting to a warming planet."
Climate change is already affecting food security. How can Canadians prepare? - National | Globalnews.ca
Experts say that while Canada is not invulnerable to extreme climate events, it can work on reducing its reliance on imported food to guard against external shocks.
Global News (globalnews.ca)
"The greatest challenge posed by #ExtremeWeather right now, agronomists say, is to specialty crops: the #peaches in Georgia and #olives in Spain, for instance, but also #berries in the Pacific Northwest and #cherries in western Michigan, and almonds in California"
#ClimateInflation
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"The greatest challenge posed by #ExtremeWeather right now, agronomists say, is to specialty crops: the #peaches in Georgia and #olives in Spain, for instance, but also #berries in the Pacific Northwest and #cherries in western Michigan, and almonds in California"
#ClimateInflation
https://www.wired.com/story/this-scorching-summer-is-taking-a-toll-on-your-favorite-foods/"#Oregon’s #cherry harvest, one of the state’s biggest sources of agricultural income, is in dire straits because of #ClimateChange this year, and growers need emergency relief."
#GOP rep:
“Unfortunately, our cherry producers have been facing severe hardships due to unprecedented and adverse weather conditions in Oregon such as ice storms, excessive #heat, and #wildfire smoke impacts caused by a warming #climate.” -
"#Oregon’s #cherry harvest, one of the state’s biggest sources of agricultural income, is in dire straits because of #ClimateChange this year, and growers need emergency relief."
#GOP rep:
“Unfortunately, our cherry producers have been facing severe hardships due to unprecedented and adverse weather conditions in Oregon such as ice storms, excessive #heat, and #wildfire smoke impacts caused by a warming #climate.”"Following atmospheric events such as #floods, #hail and high temperatures, #pear yields in #Italy are down 63% year-on-year, tand the otal supply in Europe is down 13%. According to Euronews, pears have also been affected in France, where the harvest has fallen by 23%.
The harvest of grapes, watermelons, apricots, tomatoes and aubergines in Italy also suffered losses related to the #climate."h/t @RSMacKinnon@mstdn.ca
https://liltparma.it/i-frutteti-italiani-si-stanno-riducendo-a-causa-delle-condizioni-meteorologiche-estreme-avvertono-gli-agricoltori/ -
"Following atmospheric events such as #floods, #hail and high temperatures, #pear yields in #Italy are down 63% year-on-year, tand the otal supply in Europe is down 13%. According to Euronews, pears have also been affected in France, where the harvest has fallen by 23%.
The harvest of grapes, watermelons, apricots, tomatoes and aubergines in Italy also suffered losses related to the #climate."h/t @RSMacKinnon@mstdn.ca
https://liltparma.it/i-frutteti-italiani-si-stanno-riducendo-a-causa-delle-condizioni-meteorologiche-estreme-avvertono-gli-agricoltori/#ClimateChange comes for your orange juice.
#Florida: hurricanes, unseasonable frost, insect infestation;
#Brazil, #California, #Texas: #ExtremeHeat;
#Spain, #Portugal, #Italy, #France: yellow dragon disease."Futures prices for frozen concentrated #OrangeJuice have roughly doubled in the last year to more than $3 a pound and could rise further, prompting warnings that prices are set to surge further on the shelves."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/11/ravaged-orange-crop-in-florida-raises-fears-of-surge-in-us-juice-prices-aoe -
#ClimateChange comes for your orange juice.
#Florida: hurricanes, unseasonable frost, insect infestation;
#Brazil, #California, #Texas: #ExtremeHeat;
#Spain, #Portugal, #Italy, #France: yellow dragon disease."Futures prices for frozen concentrated #OrangeJuice have roughly doubled in the last year to more than $3 a pound and could rise further, prompting warnings that prices are set to surge further on the shelves."
#ClimateInflation
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/11/ravaged-orange-crop-in-florida-raises-fears-of-surge-in-us-juice-prices-aoe"#Rice prices surged to their highest in almost 12 years" for several reasons.
"Among them: extreme climate from #GlobalWarming, along with the onset of #ElNiño for the first time in seven years, Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain initiative and protectionist food policies in the form of #TradeRestrictions."#ClimateInflation
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/22/asia-food-inflation-fears-rise-as-rice-prices-surge.html -
"#Rice prices surged to their highest in almost 12 years" for several reasons.
"Among them: extreme climate from #GlobalWarming, along with the onset of #ElNiño for the first time in seven years, Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain initiative and protectionist food policies in the form of #TradeRestrictions."#ClimateInflation
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/22/asia-food-inflation-fears-rise-as-rice-prices-surge.html"Across much of the country, the #food system also struggled. In #Texas, farmers reported smaller yields as their #corn and #cotton crops struggled to survive soaring summer temperatures. In #Arizona, beekeepers spotted dead #honeybees outside hives. Even underwater, off the coast of #LongIsland, #kelp farmers recorded another year of shrinking yields."
The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production
From wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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"Across much of the country, the #food system also struggled. In #Texas, farmers reported smaller yields as their #corn and #cotton crops struggled to survive soaring summer temperatures. In #Arizona, beekeepers spotted dead #honeybees outside hives. Even underwater, off the coast of #LongIsland, #kelp farmers recorded another year of shrinking yields."
The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production
From wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
#Cambodia's crab fishermen are struggling with a #WarmingSea.
“I feel despair that I cannot harvest even one #crab after a day, when about five years ago, I would have caught about 10 kg to 20 kg (22 pounds to 44 pounds) of crabs.”
Cambodia fishermen struggle as the sea warms
STORY: Cambodia's crab fishermen are struggling with a warming sea. Ung Bun is one of many crab catchers in Cambodia’s Kep province, famous for its delicious flower crabs. But as he checks his catch b...
Yahoo News (sg.news.yahoo.com)
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#Cambodia's crab fishermen are struggling with a #WarmingSea.
“I feel despair that I cannot harvest even one #crab after a day, when about five years ago, I would have caught about 10 kg to 20 kg (22 pounds to 44 pounds) of crabs.”
Cambodia fishermen struggle as the sea warms
STORY: Cambodia's crab fishermen are struggling with a warming sea. Ung Bun is one of many crab catchers in Cambodia’s Kep province, famous for its delicious flower crabs. But as he checks his catch b...
Yahoo News (sg.news.yahoo.com)
Estimated $447 million in losses for #Florida #agriculture from #HurricaneIdalia.
"The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said the storm, which made landfall in Taylor County at Category 3 strength before crossing other areas of rural North Florida, had its biggest impact on such things as #cattle and #poultry operations, followed by #FieldCrops."
Florida's agricultural losses from Hurricane Idalia mounting
In the second preliminary report on agricultural damage from Hurricane Idalia, state officials on Wednesday estimated the Aug. 30 storm caused up to $447 million in losses for the industry.
(www.cbsnews.com)
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Estimated $447 million in losses for #Florida #agriculture from #HurricaneIdalia.
"The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said the storm, which made landfall in Taylor County at Category 3 strength before crossing other areas of rural North Florida, had its biggest impact on such things as #cattle and #poultry operations, followed by #FieldCrops."
Florida's agricultural losses from Hurricane Idalia mounting
In the second preliminary report on agricultural damage from Hurricane Idalia, state officials on Wednesday estimated the Aug. 30 storm caused up to $447 million in losses for the industry.
(www.cbsnews.com)
#ClimateChange is coming for your #PecanPie
"Two years into an “exceptional” #drought—and after nearly eighty days of scorching triple-digit temperatures—Millican, like many #pecan farmers across Central #Texas, expects many of his trees to die this year. He anticipates losing as much as 10 percent of his orchard, nearly a thousand of the farm’s pecan trees. Many of those that do survive will produce a significantly smaller crop, both in number and physical size. "
Drought and Relentless Heat Push Texas Pecan Growers to the Brink
Pecan trees are dying across Central Texas during the second-hottest summer on record, prompting farmers to consider the future of the beloved state tree.
Texas Monthly (www.texasmonthly.com)
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#ClimateChange is coming for your #PecanPie
"Two years into an “exceptional” #drought—and after nearly eighty days of scorching triple-digit temperatures—Millican, like many #pecan farmers across Central #Texas, expects many of his trees to die this year. He anticipates losing as much as 10 percent of his orchard, nearly a thousand of the farm’s pecan trees. Many of those that do survive will produce a significantly smaller crop, both in number and physical size. "
Drought and Relentless Heat Push Texas Pecan Growers to the Brink
Pecan trees are dying across Central Texas during the second-hottest summer on record, prompting farmers to consider the future of the beloved state tree.
Texas Monthly (www.texasmonthly.com)
"#ExtremeWeather is increasing the cost of #CropInsurance and making it harder for farmers to secure coverage."
Farmers pass on that cost, increasing the price of food.
#ClimateInflation
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"#ExtremeWeather is increasing the cost of #CropInsurance and making it harder for farmers to secure coverage."
Farmers pass on that cost, increasing the price of food.
#ClimateInflation
https://www.agriculture.com/drowning-in-drought-7974186Soils are warming fast, contributing to crop failures.
"The Earth is heating up, and not just its atmosphere and oceans. The #soil itself is getting warmer, too, leading to more #ExtremeSoilHeat around the planet – along with unclear but ominous consequences for surface dwellers like us.
They found the number of days with heat extremes is increasing twice as quickly in the soil as it is in the air."
We've Been Overlooking a Major Part of Climate Change, And It's Sending Warning Signs
The Earth is heating up, and not just its atmosphere and oceans.
ScienceAlert (www.sciencealert.com)
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Soils are warming fast, contributing to crop failures.
"The Earth is heating up, and not just its atmosphere and oceans. The #soil itself is getting warmer, too, leading to more #ExtremeSoilHeat around the planet – along with unclear but ominous consequences for surface dwellers like us.
They found the number of days with heat extremes is increasing twice as quickly in the soil as it is in the air."
We've Been Overlooking a Major Part of Climate Change, And It's Sending Warning Signs
The Earth is heating up, and not just its atmosphere and oceans.
ScienceAlert (www.sciencealert.com)
"#Drought and #ExtremeHeat waves have halved Spanish #OliveOil production. The price at origin has increased by 112 per cent since last year, but farmers like Jesús Anchuelo of the Small Farmers Union say they're losing money. "
#ClimateInflation
https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/03/spain-hit-hard-by-rising-price-of-olive-oil-as-climate-change-takes-its-toll-on-production
