Going to the grocery store nowadays is much like preparing for battle.
Defeated, you may return home with only half the products you needed, having paid twice the cost.
We’re referring, of course, to the ongoing crisis in the nation’s egg supply.
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Higher prices for energy and chicken feed are reportedly making matters worse.
Critics also claim that some egg companies aretaking advantageof the situation to boost profits.
Her videos became a sensation: one logged over 4.5 million views.
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Other social media influencers have since joined the online tinned fish party.
Beef
Wendy’s iconic 1984 catchphrase “Where’s the beef?”
could make a huge comeback this year as the meat scarcity looms.
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In 2022, ranchers and farmers faced all kinds difficulties due to record-breaking weather events.
Texasthe country’s largest beef producerwas plagued by anextreme droughtfor the majority of the summer months.
And consumers have struggled to find various types of the leafy green at the store.
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As for beer, make it a double.
As long as the conflict continues, sunflower oil is unlikely to move from the list of endangered products.
This change is bound to lighten the cooking oil shelf even further in 2023.
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Together, Ukraine and Russia typically produce around 30% of the world’s wheat exports.
The Russian invasion has now severely hindered production and depleted supplies which were already tight.
Around August, experts found many crops to be either destroyed or unable to be harvested within the region.
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But things may be looking.
If all goes as planned, corn production should bounce back.
You may still need to stalk the grocery store to find the vegetable early in 2023, though.
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This would be Florida’s lowest output since 1936-1937.
A disease called citrus greening has also run rampant through Florida’s crops over the last several years.
Looks like you may need to start looking for other sources of vitamin C in 2023!
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An earlier version of this article was published on Jan. 7, 2023.
It has been updated to include new information.
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