.Not just global energy, but into the world food supply, there will be starvation and death come winter if not before.
80% of the worlds nitrogen fertilizer comes from Oman.
Maize or corn as we call it, needs the fertilizer to grow ears, without it all you get is silage.
Fertilizer goes in the ground as the same time as seeds. Does anyone remember the story of how the Puritans were taught by the Indians to plant a fish with the seed?
Corn is the main staple of the world, especially in Africa and Central and South America.
In Norte America we get cornmeal, tacos, corn tortillas,ethanol, corn syrup, it is used in bread, cosmetics, baking, and more. There are ancillary markets and products that depend on corn, salsa comes to mind and that is easy
Without corn there is no tortilla chips, without chips no salsa for dip, and so it goes. Not only hunger but economic disruption and loss of jobs.
Agribusiness, which is the business that dominates the corn and wheat industry, will use their clout to get subsidy from congress and raise the national debt, while the economy is in free fall.
Farmers will have a choice of planting silage or soy. Trump screwed the soy bean farmers, with his tariffs and the buyers, like China, shifted to Brazil. So the farmers are S.O.L.
This will adversely affect pension funds, investment funds of all types, the stock market, and the bond market.
Our retirement funds are already in free fall. The rumors today are that the dollar will be displaced by gold as the default currency. I'm not saying it will happen, but this is the propaganda that China and a number of other countries have been spreading.
Canada is the world's leading exporter of potash, with the U.S. relying for over 80% to 90% of its total supply. Roughly 12–13 million tons are exported annually to the U.S. from Saskatchewan, representing about 50% of Canada's total production. Lots more in Ontario.
I would have invested in fertilizer but the major companies have been accused of price fixing.
Trump has screwed us,both potash and nitrogen are vital to production of corn ears.
Trump and his tariffs redirect potash to overseas buyers.
Fertilizers like all resources,including oil, respond to international demand., and internationally with the supply of urea restricted because of Trumps insanity, the demand for potash will skyrocket and if that isn't bad enough
Initially Trump imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian potash, but under pressure from farmes reduced it to 10%, however with fertilizers in high demand, and market pressures the price of food will skyrocket.
We will get out taco's but they will be damn expensive.
Israel is more democratic than America. In Israel they can actually try their Prime Minister. Trump has been threatening the Preside of Israel to pardon him or else.
In America he can get away with murder, literally, so long as his party stands behind him, and they are deathly afraid of his base.
He has to stay in power, become a dictator, because if he falls from power, he and a lot of his cronies are facing jail time,Trump,Bondi, Patel, Bessent, Noem, Mullin, for starters off the top of my head.
They are going to pull out all stops to keep him in power, Steve Bannon said that they were working on it, and I beleive him. The SAVE act is just one angle.
Unfortunately potash alone is not sufficient per AI
Nitrogen is generally considered more essential and is required in higher amounts than potash for maximizing corn grain yield. Nitrogen drives chlorophyll production, vegetative growth, and ear development, while potash is crucial for stalk strength, water regulation, and nutrient uptake efficiency. Both are essential for high yields.
Alternative energy? Run on horse and bull shit? And from a dictator that has declared war on alternative energy.
We are still screwed.
Now Trump has realized that he isn't going to get his regime change, and now wants to send thousands of boots into the region, that of course will be followed by more, and for what to Make Israel Great Again., Haul Bibi's irons out of the fire.
You do know that it was Bibi that actually started this war, he needs a war to keep him out of prison. Ha'aretz reports that Bibi and his staff are putting pressure on the judiciary and the government to drop the investigation and charges.
HAMAS saved his ass for awhile, but that job done, he needed another war, Iran and now Hezbollah are his delaying tactics.
He and Trump are brothers from another mother, they might as well be Siamese twins.
Well ,Trump and his Billionaire friends will be ok...or then again maybe not!!! He has shot himself in the foot this time!!!! He cant expect the rest of the world to bail him out and just finish this war in Iran!!! Why should they....he and Netanyahu started this they should end it!!! I am British and live in the UK and we are not very happy with Trump, his administration or Netanyahu and his far right wing administration....!!! Lots of people here in the UK are thinking the US is not such a great Ally after all!!!! We should cut ties with the US until you have a decent and rational President in The Whitehouse!! We are looking towards connecting with Europe instead!! I and many like me never wanted to leave the EU but a lot of stupid idiots belived Boris Johnson and Farages lies!!! Seems to me that the Lunatics are in control of The Whitehouse and making disasterous decisions!!!
Putin and his cohort Rupert Murdoch where behind Brexit, and they promote the fascists, not because they are fascists, but because they know that will deconstruct democracy, which is their biggest threat.
Read this link from Jared Kushners paper and you will understand what is going on
Trump will survive anything so long as evangelical preachers, the Broligarchy, and Petro Cabal stand behind him, When they break off, the end is near, but don't depend on it, because he has delivered for all of them
I agree about the diet stuff, No corn syrup in this house,no sugar either, just Zevia
My wife is gluten intolerant so she uses gluten free tortillas,and some times corn, but we read the labels.
Hereis one for you,in the Mexican section of the supermarket you will find food Hech en Mexico, and they are healthier than the ones made in the USA. for one thing no sugar substitutes and no apothecary of chemicals
We don't eat animals, well I don't my wife eats chicken. I have eaten three pieces of chicken and one slice of turkey breast in my life, and I can't stand the smell of it cooking,i'ts taste or texture (all fowl), duck cooking is the worst..
Indeed, Trump's decision making is unsound and may come from "just a momentary rush from his testosterone and Adderall injections." I think there might be some dementia as well, but I believe the main driver is his malignant narcissism. His narcissism is so severe that he is out of touch with reality to such a significant degree that he is too impaired to be president and entrusted with life and death and war and peace decisions.
Impeachment has failed and I do not believe JD Vance or any of his cabinet will invoke the 25th Amendment which enables them to blow the whistle on a president too impaired to serve.
The whole world suffers because of his incurable impairment.
"Even the Wall Street Journal, a loud booster of the attack on Iran, was shocked that our trillion-dollar defense and intelligence apparatus did not seem to know that the choke point at the Strait of Hormuz would seize the world’s economy by the throat."
Wouldn't any of the brains at the WSJ have been able to figure that out BEFORE they were "a loud booster of the attack"? Wouldn't anyone with even half a brain and a map been able to see that?
.Not just global energy, but into the world food supply, there will be starvation and death come winter if not before.
80% of the worlds nitrogen fertilizer comes from Oman.
Maize or corn as we call it, needs the fertilizer to grow ears, without it all you get is silage.
Fertilizer goes in the ground as the same time as seeds. Does anyone remember the story of how the Puritans were taught by the Indians to plant a fish with the seed?
Corn is the main staple of the world, especially in Africa and Central and South America.
In Norte America we get cornmeal, tacos, corn tortillas,ethanol, corn syrup, it is used in bread, cosmetics, baking, and more. There are ancillary markets and products that depend on corn, salsa comes to mind and that is easy
Without corn there is no tortilla chips, without chips no salsa for dip, and so it goes. Not only hunger but economic disruption and loss of jobs.
Agribusiness, which is the business that dominates the corn and wheat industry, will use their clout to get subsidy from congress and raise the national debt, while the economy is in free fall.
Farmers will have a choice of planting silage or soy. Trump screwed the soy bean farmers, with his tariffs and the buyers, like China, shifted to Brazil. So the farmers are S.O.L.
This will adversely affect pension funds, investment funds of all types, the stock market, and the bond market.
Buckle up.
Our retirement funds are already in free fall. The rumors today are that the dollar will be displaced by gold as the default currency. I'm not saying it will happen, but this is the propaganda that China and a number of other countries have been spreading.
Canada is the world's leading exporter of potash, with the U.S. relying for over 80% to 90% of its total supply. Roughly 12–13 million tons are exported annually to the U.S. from Saskatchewan, representing about 50% of Canada's total production. Lots more in Ontario.
I would have invested in fertilizer but the major companies have been accused of price fixing.
I didn't realize it but when I was a kid, I could have been in the business because we usually had 8 horses producing daily. We also lived near the Mercer Bog, which has never been commercially developed. https://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/cnai_pdfs/mercer%20county%20nai%202003.pdf
Trump has screwed us,both potash and nitrogen are vital to production of corn ears.
Trump and his tariffs redirect potash to overseas buyers.
Fertilizers like all resources,including oil, respond to international demand., and internationally with the supply of urea restricted because of Trumps insanity, the demand for potash will skyrocket and if that isn't bad enough
Initially Trump imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian potash, but under pressure from farmes reduced it to 10%, however with fertilizers in high demand, and market pressures the price of food will skyrocket.
We will get out taco's but they will be damn expensive.
Yeah, Bibi’s not the only one who’s staying out of prison because of a war—and a title.
Israel is more democratic than America. In Israel they can actually try their Prime Minister. Trump has been threatening the Preside of Israel to pardon him or else.
In America he can get away with murder, literally, so long as his party stands behind him, and they are deathly afraid of his base.
He has to stay in power, become a dictator, because if he falls from power, he and a lot of his cronies are facing jail time,Trump,Bondi, Patel, Bessent, Noem, Mullin, for starters off the top of my head.
They are going to pull out all stops to keep him in power, Steve Bannon said that they were working on it, and I beleive him. The SAVE act is just one angle.
I'm sure, if organized, our Amish farmers could make up the difference domestically. This may be a window of opportunity for them.
Same for alternative energy.
Unfortunately potash alone is not sufficient per AI
Nitrogen is generally considered more essential and is required in higher amounts than potash for maximizing corn grain yield. Nitrogen drives chlorophyll production, vegetative growth, and ear development, while potash is crucial for stalk strength, water regulation, and nutrient uptake efficiency. Both are essential for high yields.
Alternative energy? Run on horse and bull shit? And from a dictator that has declared war on alternative energy.
We are still screwed.
Now Trump has realized that he isn't going to get his regime change, and now wants to send thousands of boots into the region, that of course will be followed by more, and for what to Make Israel Great Again., Haul Bibi's irons out of the fire.
You do know that it was Bibi that actually started this war, he needs a war to keep him out of prison. Ha'aretz reports that Bibi and his staff are putting pressure on the judiciary and the government to drop the investigation and charges.
HAMAS saved his ass for awhile, but that job done, he needed another war, Iran and now Hezbollah are his delaying tactics.
He and Trump are brothers from another mother, they might as well be Siamese twins.
Well ,Trump and his Billionaire friends will be ok...or then again maybe not!!! He has shot himself in the foot this time!!!! He cant expect the rest of the world to bail him out and just finish this war in Iran!!! Why should they....he and Netanyahu started this they should end it!!! I am British and live in the UK and we are not very happy with Trump, his administration or Netanyahu and his far right wing administration....!!! Lots of people here in the UK are thinking the US is not such a great Ally after all!!!! We should cut ties with the US until you have a decent and rational President in The Whitehouse!! We are looking towards connecting with Europe instead!! I and many like me never wanted to leave the EU but a lot of stupid idiots belived Boris Johnson and Farages lies!!! Seems to me that the Lunatics are in control of The Whitehouse and making disasterous decisions!!!
Putin and his cohort Rupert Murdoch where behind Brexit, and they promote the fascists, not because they are fascists, but because they know that will deconstruct democracy, which is their biggest threat.
Read this link from Jared Kushners paper and you will understand what is going on
https://observer.com/2016/03/algemeiner-celebrates-power-jews-at-packed-manhattan-gala/
Trump will survive anything so long as evangelical preachers, the Broligarchy, and Petro Cabal stand behind him, When they break off, the end is near, but don't depend on it, because he has delivered for all of them
IMO, we could all use less of corn syrup, ethanol, and corn chips in the US, but I see your point.
We could be in the same starvation cycle here in America if we’re not careful. A lot of feed for animals comes from corn.
I agree about the diet stuff, No corn syrup in this house,no sugar either, just Zevia
My wife is gluten intolerant so she uses gluten free tortillas,and some times corn, but we read the labels.
Hereis one for you,in the Mexican section of the supermarket you will find food Hech en Mexico, and they are healthier than the ones made in the USA. for one thing no sugar substitutes and no apothecary of chemicals
We don't eat animals, well I don't my wife eats chicken. I have eaten three pieces of chicken and one slice of turkey breast in my life, and I can't stand the smell of it cooking,i'ts taste or texture (all fowl), duck cooking is the worst..
We continue to allow it.
Indeed, Trump's decision making is unsound and may come from "just a momentary rush from his testosterone and Adderall injections." I think there might be some dementia as well, but I believe the main driver is his malignant narcissism. His narcissism is so severe that he is out of touch with reality to such a significant degree that he is too impaired to be president and entrusted with life and death and war and peace decisions.
Impeachment has failed and I do not believe JD Vance or any of his cabinet will invoke the 25th Amendment which enables them to blow the whistle on a president too impaired to serve.
The whole world suffers because of his incurable impairment.
Wow! Thanks Greg..
"Even the Wall Street Journal, a loud booster of the attack on Iran, was shocked that our trillion-dollar defense and intelligence apparatus did not seem to know that the choke point at the Strait of Hormuz would seize the world’s economy by the throat."
Wouldn't any of the brains at the WSJ have been able to figure that out BEFORE they were "a loud booster of the attack"? Wouldn't anyone with even half a brain and a map been able to see that?