Category: food shortages

Demand Increases As Food Banks Struggle With Fewer Donations

The empty shelves at the San Antonio Food Bank tell of growing demand versus available supply. Still, president Eric Cooper says he’s “not panicked yet.” “Yet” seems to be the operative word, Cooper said, as the Texas-based food bank, critical to meeting the nutrition needs of 90,000 individuals each week, monitors the food donation situation…


Food Banks Facing Food Shortages

The empty shelves at the San Antonio Food Bank tell of growing demand versus available supply. Still, president Eric Cooper says he’s “not panicked yet.” “Yet” seems to be the operative word, Cooper said, as the Texas-based food bank, critical to meeting the nutrition needs of 90,000 individuals each week, monitors the food donation situation…


Preparing For Hard Times Is Easy For Those On a Shoestring Budget, Preppers Say

Most people don’t bother to prepare for uncertain times until it’s too late. It’s the “ant and the grasshopper” parable written on a human scale. “The problem is that while fear is a great motivator, it isn’t conducive to smart decisions,” said Diane Vukovic at Primalsurvivor.com, an online personal preparedness website. “No matter how terrified…


How to Prepare for Food Shortages, Hard Times on a Shoestring Budget: Preppers’ Advice

Most people don’t bother to prepare for uncertain times until it’s too late. It’s the “ant and the grasshopper” parable written on a human scale. “The problem is that while fear is a great motivator, it isn’t conducive to smart decisions,” said Diane Vukovic at Primalsurvivor.com, an online personal preparedness website. “No matter how terrified…


Food Shortages Hit Record High in April, Prices Continue to Soar: S&P Global Survey

Food supply shortages hit a record high in April, as the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict continues to impact worldwide food exports, data from S&P Global published on Monday suggested. According to the survey, manufacturers worldwide reported sustained price and supply pressures during the last month, while the Global Supply Shortages Index signaled that shortages were just under…


Unilever Using Rapeseed Oil Following War-Induced Shortages of Sunflower Oil

British multinational consumer goods company Unilever has altered some of its recipes to use rapeseed oil instead of sunflower oil owing to a global shortage of the latter triggered by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Edible oils are the “most significantly impacted commodity sector” that Unilever is currently dealing with, according to the company. “One of…


Key Arizona Food Pantry Picking up Pieces After Out-of-Control Fire

MARICOPA, Ariz.—Maricopa Food Pantry CEO Jim Shoaf said the devastating pantry fire on March 28 couldn’t have come at a worse time of peak demand and concerns over food shortages. The electrical fire started at noon inside an old battery-powered pallet jack. Six parked trailers and 48,000 pounds of storage food lay in smoldering ruins…


Diesel, Fertilizer Shortages Endanger Food Supplies

Commentary In the 18th century, the average French working man spent about 50 percent of his wages on bread. By 1789, that percentage had increased to as much as 60 to 80 percent and the French Revolution ensued. King Louis XVI and Marie Anoinette met the guillotine. In 1930, a little-known Indian attorney named Mohandas…


Doomsday ‘Preppers’ Warn of Hard Times Ahead As Preparedness Goes Mainstream

Food scarcity. Food vouchers. Food riots and flash mobs. All of that’s coming—and soon, says Texas-based food scientist and “Health Ranger” podcaster Mike Adams, who sees dire events unfolding in America in the short term. His advice: people need to get prepared now. “The thing to really watch for is the food inflation,” Adams said….