Dr. James P. Wickstrom
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Food Is A Commodity In Short Supply - Many People Are Starving To Death
Food prices expected to soar as food levels drop as the unnatural weather conditions continue to wreak havoc, governments around the world are preparing to ‘tighten the belt’ as food prices are expected to soar as food levels drop.
Food is a commodity in short supply. Many people are starving to death.
The floods in Australia, the prolonged snowstorms in Europe and the United States, and the potential drought in China, have all contributed to the rise in world food prices. Back in Sri Lanka the flooding in the Central and North Eastern parts of the country have also greatly diminished the local food supplies.
In Australia, floods in the Gold Coast and parts of Victoria have scene wide-scale destruction to farming land. Speaking to Jack Robertson, a student at the University of Sydney, The Sunday Leader learnt of the rising food prices and growing food shortage that is affecting the country. “The cost of many essential items have risen greatly in price, the government is doing all that it can but the cost of wheat products has shot through the roof. We are also seeing shortages of products previously considered an everyday item.
Bananas have disappeared from many of the smaller grocery stores; this is because of the heavy flooding that hit Brisbane.”
Bananas have disappeared from many of the smaller grocery stores; this is because of the heavy flooding that hit Brisbane.”
The cost of rebuilding the flood that destroyed the North of the country has also taken its toll on the food economy. Economists have predicted that the large cost of rebuilding Queensland will eventually take a toll on the food budget.
In China, a severe winter drought has threatened the crop production levels; China is the world’s largest provider of wheat.