Shipping Shutdown: Exporters Warn of Global Food Trade Collapse

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Global shipping has dropped off, and exporters are warning that refrigerated container (reefer) shortages pose major problems for food trade. Soil is even wetter than last year in US Midwest, presaging a difficult -- and potentially catastrophic -- 2020 season. UK is under water. China is shutdown. Australia reported record low crops. Grow food. Store it. Prepare for a limited collapse of our food system.

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LINKS:

https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9190523/reefer-containers-stranded-in-china-shortages-in-the-netherlands
"Acute shortage of reefer containers and increase in freight charges pose serious threat to exports of fruits and vegetables, exporters said."
https://www.brecorder.com/2020/02/18/572078/fruits-vegetables-exporters-identify-impediments-to-growth/

#FoodWars

https://www.brecorder.com/2020/02/18/572078/fruits-vegetables-exporters-identify-impediments-to-growth/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-toll-on-shipping-reaches-350-million-a-week-11581366671

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/coronavirus-business-impacts-canadian-economy-1.5468020

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/supply-chain-chaos-unfolds-major-chinese-ports-frozen-meat-containers-pile

https://thepoultrysite.com/news/2020/02/coronavirus-reroutes-us-chicken-shipments-bound-for-china

https://www.theepochtimes.com/china-approves-imports-of-live-poultry-from-us_3240571.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/300-million-chickens-edge-death-052345627.html

Eggs going to waste:
https://twitter.com/RuudWedding/status/1229515893127962628

Reefer shortages:
https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9190926/congestion-in-reefer-containers-will-remain-on-the-world-market-for-months-to-come/

https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9191522/the-number-of-containers-with-chilean-fruit-stranded-in-china-rises-to-2-300/

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/chinese-containers-indian-ports/

ASF destroyed China's pigs:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2222501-a-quarter-of-all-pigs-have-died-this-year-due-to-african-swine-fever/

Top 1% Producer Warns: Forces At Work to Hide Crop Losses

2020 Spring Even Wetter than 2019
https://www.agweb.com/article/current-us-root-zone-moisture-map-wetter-last-year
https://weather.com/safety/floods/news/2020-02-13-spring-flood-risk-plains-midwest-south
https://twitter.com/jasonlbritt/status/1230140783623319554

Massive crop losses:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/sugar-beet-crop-losses/ar-BB102JN6
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/the-world-is-running-short-of-sugar-and-top-buyer-wants-more/ar-BBZZsEQ
https://www.brecorder.com/2020/02/21/573510/australias-2019-20-wheat-harvest-drops-to-lowest-in-12-years/
https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/economy/story/Cold_wave_destroys_crops_in_Kuwait-SNG_167111942/
https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/02/10/potato-exports-under-threat-after-frost-damage/
https://agroinsurance.com/en/mexico-frost-and-rain-cause-low-supplies-and-high-prices-vegetables/

UK:
https://agroinsurance.com/en/uk-3-crop-rule-derogation-urgently-needed-to-manage-flood-impacts/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/18/storm-dennis-flooding-uk-weather-news-latest/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/17/climate-change-means-homeowners-should-no-longer-expect-protection/

https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/9-of-u-s-dairies-closed-in-2019/
https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/starbuck-singles-out-dairy-to-reduce-emissions/

https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/Namibia-first-African-country-to-export-red-meat-to-hungry-US-market-872377?gallery=1

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