Beef- Because of the drought last year and the culling of the cattle, beef will be in short supply and more expensive this year.
Lettuce- Due to the flooding in California, we will see a shortage of lettuce as well as price increases.
Beer- Partly because of the aluminum shortage, but also because CO2 shortages.
Oranges- With the orange crop getting wiped out in Florida, we're going to see shortages. 51% less, in fact.
Cooking oil- 70% of the world's oil seed comes from........Russia and Ukraine! Yep! Those two!
Butter- As mentions above with the culling of the cows, as a result, it's a trickle down effect.
Eggs- With the "bird flu" now able to transfer from bird to human, birds have been culled. Hence, we're short on eggs in which case, the price goes up as well.
Tomatoes- 1/3 of our fruits and 3/4 of our vegetables comes from California. The crops coming from there are not up to par because of the drought. Get some seeds and start growing your own.
Bread- Basically anything that uses wheat we'll see some shortages and price increases.
Ways to increase your supply:
a. Beef - Buy locally. Get with family/friends and split the cost of a half of a cow.
b. Lettuce - Get some seeds and grow your own. Lettuce can be grown in containers in your windowsill.
c. Beer - If you like a beer at the end of the day and the prices are too high at the store, learn to make your own.
d. Oranges - Oranges are becoming expensive. Buy the frozen concentrated and put it in the freezer.
e. Cooking oil - The bottles of vegetable oil will last about a year. If you get shortening, that will last about 3 years.
f. Butter - You can make your own simply by whipping up heavy cream in your stand mixer until it separates. Google it. You'll be surprised.
g. Eggs - Get laying hens.
h. Tomatoes - Get some seeds and grow your own.
i. Bread - Buy your flour in bulk and put it away in mylar bags with O2 absorbers. It will last a very long time. If you don't use flour very often, that's ok. You can barter with it.
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