One of America’s biggest fears at the moment is a food shortage.

I think this is a reasonable fear. Even just last week, President Brandon warned of an upcoming shortage. Food production is also to be a topic at the upcoming G-7 conference that is to take place in June.

One of the major concerns about food shortage is America’s farmland and, more importantly, who owns that farmland. There’s been some talk from right-winged sources that makes it seem that our cornfields are being snatched up by big business and foreign investors.

I don’t think that’s quite a concern. From what I found:

Acres used for farming in the USA: – 895 million
— Farm acres owned by China and China investors: – 192,000
— Farm acres owned by Bill Gates: – 242,000

Honestly, I expected the acreage owned by China and Gates to be a lot higher based on the way the news reported. Out of nearly 9 million acres, less than half a million doesn’t seem like that much in a way.

Of course, there’s no way for me and my limited research to know if these numbers are accurate. Additional land could be held under dummy corporations and ‘charitable’ shells that China and Gates are using to hide the real numbers. But, on the surface, this doesn’t seem like it’s that threatening.

What I am concerned about is how much of that 895 is * actually * in use as farmland. Because of AOC’s cow farts, it wouldn’t be farfetched to assume that some farms would scale back their production or, maybe, sell the land and convert it to solar farms. I would assume that a solar farm would be considered a ‘farm’ or, since the political damning of farms is recent, that the 895 acres aren’t an accurate representation.

The production of food is key and there isn’t really any way of knowing that until the harvest is completed. By that time, it’s too late.

Another important factor to consider is the price of fertilizer. Anyone, from a farm girl to someone who has a window box garden, knows how a little fertilizer can go a long way. Russia is one of the biggest suppliers of fertilizer in the world.

President Brandon has, of course, sanctioned imports from Russia in a poorly conceived effort to cripple the nation’s economy. Rather, from what I gather, any type of determent from the sanctions has been overridden by Russia’s deals with her allies. The Russian economy has recovered and is becoming stronger.

Brandon is succeeding in destroying the economy of the U.S. and the lack of affordable fertilizer for U.S. farmers is damning, especially since it’s right before spring planting. While the price increase of fertilizer from last year is inconsistent with the sources I’ve viewed, it’s safe to say that it has increased considerably. Maybe, for some types, more than 40%.

Farmers would have to use less fertilizer which will probably mean less yield. Or, they would have to spend more to receive the same yield as previous years. Either way, the price of food is going to increase.

But, it’s important to remember that this food production is * global. * The top food exporters are allies of the U.S. and have, quite likely, sanctioned Russia as well. Not only are corn, wheat, and beef in the U.S. are affected, but so are products from other countries. Barley, beets, wheat, milk, and potatoes from places like France, Germany, and the U.K. will suffer.

Much like how oil is used in everything from gas to plastic, the staple foods listed above are used in some sort of combination in just about everything.

–> It is simply shameful that Brandon continues to encourage the Ukraine conflict. If he had the best interests of the Ukrainians and the U.S. population in mind, he would support and (maybe even) broker the end of the conflict. Instead, he prefers to hold us hostage to the supposed ‘new world order.’

Anyway, should the Ukraine conflict come to an end there’s still the supply chain issue. While it’s not in the news, the issue has never truly been resolved. Should an agreement be had and the sanctions lifted, there’s no guarantee that the fertilizer would find its way to farmers before the spring planting season is over. It simply may be too late.

This * does * give an obscene advantage to Russia and her allies. China is the fourth largest exporter of food. Without sanctions, they could quite likely see a high demand for their primary exports of soybeans, grains, and meat. That would supply the Chinese and, by extension, Russia with wealth to fund the potential future invasion of Taiwan, Crimea, Japan, and further cripple the U.S. dollar as the global currency.

This totally defeats the purpose of the Brandon sanctions. Rather, since the U.S won’t be able to produce the food needed, it strengthens and reinforces the Russia/China hold over the globe.

And, finally, one more aspect needs to be considered. Climate change. Well, rather, climate change policies. While information isn’t readily available from Bing, except biased articles stating how policies are needed and not exactly what they are, it’s safe to assume that they are going to be drastic. Even worse, it will be expensive for farmers to adapt or buy new farm equipment to lower the carbon footprint and reduce AOC’s cow farts.

New equipment, which could easily cost millions, plus the increased price of fertilizer, poor supply chains, and common weather issues like drought, could easily persuade farmers to sit this year out and hope that the next year would be more favorable. They could just not grow anything or reduce their production and take their chances with tax deductions with the loss of income.

Either way, with President Brandon at the helm, food shortages are a reasonable and very real concern. It’s one that could be prevented in multiple ways that won’t be corrected with a gift certificate.