Several years ago, I heard that there was going to be a sugar shortage. I’m hearing now about prices rising on drinks such as soda & sweet tea. But this rise has nothing to do with this most recent ruling by a US District Court Judge halting the use of GMO sugar beet seed. Not only does this impact the refined sugar industry, but it will affect all aspects of sweets; from honey to raw sugar to refined to molasses to maple syrup. Here’s the supply and demand issue yet again. Once the supply of sugar from sugar beets is at a low then you can expect the prices of all other sweeteners to rise. Maybe you’d like to buy a few gallons of local raw honey this fall, just for a hedge or snag a couple bags of the white stuff if you eat it from Costco. I’m just sayin.
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And honey is a great antibiotic! I use it on my henpecked chicken’s necks. They heal over in 24 hrs! Honey will draw out debris from a wound so it’s a great choice!
For those that don’t know it, raw honey is a wonderful sweetener to stock pile. It NEVER spoils:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_does_honey_spoil
I think that it’s only going to add to the difficulties were going to face as a nation. With the forecast of a double dip coming, well, hang on folks. It’s going to be a rough ride for many who haven’t a clue….BESIDES that what are doing getting our wheat from Russia anyway???? Don’t we grow wheat anymore?? What’s with that? As far as coffee….well, that’s another story.
Very interesting. I was just reading something about how the severe weather around the world has been effecting crops and that there may be a lot of shortages on many of our staples, Russian wheat and South American coffee for example among many other products. I guess we can add sugar products to that list. It might be a rough 2011 for some.