Food prices and global warming
Looks like food is going to be more expensive this year.
From the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Florida agriculture loses $273M in December freeze
December's wave of unusually cold weather has destroyed much of Florida's green beans and sweet corn, which means shoppers will pay more at the grocery store and see more imports on the shelves.
Florida is the nation's largest producer of green beans and sweet corn � the kind of corn we eat, not the kind we put in our gas tanks.
According to the Florida Department of Agriculture, the state lost $273 million from the December freezes alone � including nearly 9,000 acres of crops. The statistics are compiled only through Dec. 20, which means they don't even account for the problems caused by this week's cold.
Not just beans and corn -- oranges, pickling cukes, lettuces, bell peppers. Going to be an expensive spring for food...
Posted by DaveH at January 1, 2011 4:15 PM