Just another item to stock up on now if you use it regularly.
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Get ready for peanut butter sticker shock – NorthJersey.com
The reports of what shoppers are about to see at the grocery store are widespread and not pretty. Kraft’s Planters peanut butter will increase in price by 40 percent on Halloween. Peter Pan could go up more than 20 percent. Jif’s wholesale prices are predicted to rise by 30 percent in November.
It’s been a tough summer for stocks and other risky assets — but the same can’t be said for agricultural commodities. Hot, dry drought conditions have ruined crops all across the American growing regions. At the same time, demand remains robust thanks to the big appetites of newly empowered eaters in the developing world.
The USDA cut its forecast of how much of the standing corn crop is in good or excellent shape to just 57%, down from 60% last week and 70% a year ago. Already, with carryover stocks low from last year, a poor harvest will do further damage to meager inventories. At the same time, China has recently become a net importer of corn and last year made its largest purchase of U.S. corn in ten years. Of course, demand from ethanol production continues as well.
The combination of tighter supply and stronger demand is sending prices higher once more. As a result, as a group agricultural goods are pushing up and out of a long seven-month downtrend dating back to February. A powerful new uptrend is being established. Here’s how to take advantage.
Forget stocks; buy food- MSN Money
Apologies for my lack of podcasts lately. I’ve been terribly busy and haven’t been able to find time to get these pushed out. So instead of sitting on them any longer, I’m just going to release all of them now.
105 – Talking about the two BBC Series called “Survivors.”
106 – Community, not Commune.
107 – What I would do differently if I was starting my preps over again when I was younger.
108 – Talking about the National Geographic show on Doomsday Preppers.
(Listen to The Preparedness Podcast on any of your favorite audio players. Find us in iTunes here: Preparedness Podcast iTunes Link or go to PrepCast.info for direct links to the audio files.)
This is the third installment of the mini-series about repacking food for your long-term food storage program.
I started this project looking for a way to repack food for long-term storage that was better than using the typical Mylar in bucket. I was looking for something that offered more flexibility and was more space efficient in storage. After trying several different methods, I determined that, while it wasn’t perfect, the Mylar in bucket method of storing was superior in some very important aspects.
If you’re storing for only a short period of time, other methods would probably work just as good, but when working with a large amount of food, for the amount of work needed to actually get the food to a point where it will be stable in long-term storage, storing in large buckets is the better option. Even with the sometimes hit-or-miss nature of sealing the Mylar bags, I still find it a better option.
Listen to The Preparedness Podcast on any of your favorite audio players. Find us in iTunes here: Preparedness Podcast iTunes Link or go to PrepCast.info for direct links to the audio files.
Last podcast, I started a small series on Repacking for Food Storage, where I talked about what my goals were and how I was increasing my food storage and how I was going to go about doing that, specifically, in how I was going to repack the bulk foods that I’ve purchased.
In this part, I continue my discussion on the issues I’ve been having with various aspects of repacking food, including issues with mylar bags and old O2 absorbers. Discussing the various aspects of using Mylar and Foodsaver bags for food storage and giving tips for using both.
Food storage should be an important part to your preparations, but from experience, I know that this can be one of the more challenging aspects to getting prepared. By sharing the errors and successes I’ve experienced, I’m hoping to spare you the time and expense of making the same mistakes I have.
One of the things I did was to transfer the Morning Moo (milk) that I bought into mylar bags and reseal it in the same bucket. These types of tasks, including doing inventory and inspection on your food, is hard work, but it’s worth it.
(Listen to The Preparedness Podcast on any of your favorite audio players. Find us in iTunes here: Preparedness Podcast iTunes Link or go to PrepCast.info for direct links to the audio files.)
