Market prices for coffee, orange juice hit record highs, fueling sharply higher bills for some grocery staples

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    • @Zachariah
      21•5 days ago

      is it the greed
      or is it the record profits

      • metaStatic
        10•5 days ago

        Curve ball, it’s climate change being priced into futures contracts.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•5 days ago

          And non-climate crop problems, like citrus greening. Last I heard, it had nearly destroyed the Florida orange industry.

          • dustycups
            1•3 days ago

            How have you guys been affected by varroa mite?
            Its landed here in aust & we are failing at containment/eradication.

            • @[email protected]English
              1•3 days ago

              Apparently we have it in the US, but I haven’t heard of it being a major problem. But it seems to be one factor contributing to colony collapse.