Todays News Headline World Food Prices Hit Record Rising food prices are a morphing global concern, partly fueling the protests which toppled the rulers of Tunisia and Egypt in January and February, which in turn unleashed unrest in North Africa and the Middle East from Algeria to Yemen. Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index hit its second straight record high last month, passing peaks prices seen in 2008 when prices sparked riots in several countries, driven by rising grain costs and tighter food supplies.
If you think that just because you don’t own or drive a car cost of a barrel of crude oil does not effect you, better think again. Here is a list of a few of the thing that you use everyday that is made from crude oil.
Solvents Diesel fuel Motor Oil Bearing Grease Ink Floor Wax Ballpoint Pens Football Cleats Upholstery Sweaters Boats Insecticides Bicycle Tires Sports Car Bodies Nail Polish Fishing lures Dresses Tires Golf Bags Perfumes Cassettes Dishwasher parts Tool Boxes Shoe Polish Motorcycle Helmet Caulking Petroleum Jelly Transparent Tape CD Player Faucet Washers Antiseptics Clothesline Curtains Food Preservatives Basketballs Soap Vitamin Capsules Antihistamines Purses Shoes Dashboards Cortisone Deodorant Footballs Putty Dyes Panty Hose Refrigerant Percolators Life Jackets Rubbing Alcohol Linings Skis TV Cabinets Shag Rugs Electrician’s Tape Tool Racks Car Battery Cases Epoxy Paint Mops Slacks Insect Repellent Oil Filters Umbrellas Yarn Fertilizers Hair Coloring Roofing Toilet Seats Fishing Rods Lipstick Denture Adhesive Linoleum Ice Cube Trays Synthetic Rubber Speakers Plastic Wood Electric Blankets Glycerin Tennis Rackets Rubber Cement Fishing Boots Dice Nylon Rope Candles Trash Bags House Paint Water Pipes Hand Lotion Roller Skates Surf Boards Shampoo Wheels Paint Rollers Shower Curtains Guitar Strings Luggage Aspirin Safety Glasses Antifreeze Football Helmets Awnings Eyeglasses Clothes Toothbrushes Ice Chests Footballs Combs CD’s & DVD’s Paint Brushes Detergents Vaporizers Balloons Sun Glasses Tents Heart Valves Crayons Parachutes Telephones Enamel Pillows Dishes Cameras Anesthetics Artificial Turf Artificial limbs Bandages Dentures Model Cars Folding Doors Hair Curlers Cold cream Movie film Soft Contact lenses Drinking Cups Fan Belts Car Enamel Shaving Cream Ammonia Refrigerators Golf Balls Toothpaste Gasoline
America and to some extent all countries have become dependent on products manufactured / produced from crude oil. At the most basic level, cost of producing our food supply is tied directly to the cost of importing crude oil.
To produce any type of food, the soil must be tilled in preparation for planting, fertilizers applied, fields sprayed with insecticides, herbicides and cultivated. Crops must be harvested, transported to markets. Food products must be processed, packaged, and shipped to supermarkets. Crude oil products are consumed in every step of the food chain from the farm to your dinning table. The price of crude oil directly effects the cost of your food supply.
With continued unrest in the middle and far east, crude oil production and crude oil available for export is uncertain at best. Any disruption of crude oil supplies will quickly be reflected in your grocery cost at the checkout stand. You can easily blame the small farmer, mega-business cooperations or you may even blame Exon and Texaco for your gasoline and food cost. The truth none of those people have any ability to control their production cost. Americas dependence on imported crude oil is the real villain.
YOU, the consumer, drive the cost food up in your demand for and using more and more petroleum based products produced mostly from Imported Crude Oil.
Why is common sense so uncommon?
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Anoth4er way that we all drive up our food costs: food waste. The average American/Brit tosses 20% or more of their food in the trash. this causes more food to have to be transported, more plastics to be manufactured (as food film, packaging, etc.)
Try not using food storage bags (new ones). Try composting the food you can’t eat (except meat/dairy products). See what you can do to reduce food waste and increase your financial well being as well as decrease food transportation/storage needs and oh yes, the waste industry consumes how much of our national budget?
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