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

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  • @Zachariah
    21•1 month ago

    is it the greed
    or is it the record profits

    • metaStatic
      10•1 month ago

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

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

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

        • dustycups
          1•1 month 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•1 month 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.