RedFox Blog: No Potatoes ?

Post 794 4/2/21

I write with concern this week because of the amounts of rain have been more than most of the winters we have had. That means that fields have been flooded and because its cold they have remained flooded. This means that the potato will rot in the ground as it will be very difficult to harvest them. This will have an Impact on the supply of potatoes to the shop. This will see a rise of prices in the shops and the staple will be pricy to buy. It can import. But again the rise in prices will be passed on. There will be though no choice if the potato harvest fails.

Farmers can only do so much. There will be no potatoes to have if the rains have destroyed the harvest and this is the fear. The choice is having an Impact on the commodities market as the supply in the southern hemisphere is hit by hot weather. This is now a serious global issue as global supply of the humble potato is being hit. And many communities in the poorest parts of the world are hit hard in this shortage. Harvest though in the more richer parts can be supplemented by more healthy crops from other nations. Lets hope that the crop failures in the north can be stopped.

Daily Coronavirus Deaths. 5/2/21

Well many of the richer nations in the west are getting the worst hit by Coronavirus pandemic. This is mostly due to the poor have a bad diet and most rich nations have unequal economies and that means they have become the target of the virus. But! richer nations also can do more to support these people. The worst hit countries of this pandemic and the worst death rate are those that are richer economies. Take for example this country ( The UK) those that have passed away because of the infection has just past 100.000. That is an awful Statistic.

And the gap between rich and poor is very wide. Those that have poor health outcomes are those that are poor. Because of their way of living they are also likely to be obese. And they then continue to put their lives at risk because they also smoke. This is a recipe for disaster and the virus found these people and killed them. If they had a lack of exercise then they also put themselves at risk. They should have been more supported and not let down by decades of underfunding and support. It is the past that have also let them down. That means governments of all political colors.