Food Crisis : The Preppers Guide to Surviving the Coming Food Crisis by Jack Sullivan

Author:Jack Sullivan
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-07-23T06:00:00+00:00

The International Food Crisis

While the possibility of a food crisis in the United States is very real the international situation is even more bleak. The fact is that the food crisis which really began in earnest in about 2008 and is already upon us.

The talk of yearning for democracy in the Middle East has some truth to it but it is far from the full story. Ask yourself why is it now that countries such as Egypt where the country has been ruled by the same people for over 35 years have the population finally taken to the streets en masse.

The answer lies in the food crisis. In Egypt running up to the revolution the population was spending some 40 % of their income on food. Not only this but food inflation in Egypt was skyrocketing as it was across the globe. In Egypt food inflation was running at over 20%. Imagine for a second what effect this has on the population. Food is in already short supply and it is getting more expensive by the day. You are already spending almost half of your income trying to feed your family. The consequences of this situation were inevitable: Revolution.

In Haiti the food crisis led to rioting and looting in the nations capital. The nations government was toppled as a result when the prime minister was forced to resign.

The food crisis quickly fanned out across the globe. In Russia the price of eggs, milk, bread and cooking oil. India stopped the export of rice from the country. In the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Yemen and Mexico food riots broke out distablising the country.

Some of the most vulnerable countries to food rioting are also crucial to our energy security. Saudi Arabia for example produces very little of its own food and thus is very vulnerable to food price spikes. For the time being Saudi Arabia can afford to pay off its local population and keep them fed. But if this should change expect to see revolution in the streets as in Egypt, Bahrain and Libya. The effect of losing Saudi Arabia’s oil however would be far more catastrophic as it is our second largest supplier of oil. Spiking oil prices would only increase the price of food as most of our food travels a considerable distance before it lands on our plates.

The truth is that what happens abroad has a significant affect on food supply within the United States as well. The food crisis might be felt first on foreign shores but it will not take long before it is felt at home as well.

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