Post #2258555
2026-05-07 01:12 UTC
@hasani@my-spaces.social
There would be bailouts and backstops aplenty, but yeah…in truth, I don’t know how long the latency is between “fertilizer runs out” and “food runs out.” (I note for example in the article it mentions that the US produces 3/4 of the fertilizer it needs domestically.) I’d be really curious to hear somebody who know the food industry really think that through.
Regardless, the point of my previous post is that long before the US hits a point of “food runs out,” we’ll see some serious financial / economic chaos.
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@wesley@theatl.social 2026-05-07 02:34
@inthehands@hachyderm.io @hasani@my-spaces.social I read a very long article dissecting the economics of this but i can't remember what it was. What I remember though is that food shortages are unlikely in the global north. Higher prices are almost guaranteed to some extent. The global south, on the other hand, will be much harder hit and will have higher prices and potential shortages.
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@coolcalmcollected@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 06:17
RE: https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/116233561278486614 @inthehands@hachyderm.io @hasani@my-spaces.social https://mastodon.social/@sarahtaber@mastodon.online/116233561270280262