If you thought your grocery tab was high in 2012, brace yourself
because this year will be even worse- but that just means there
are stocks to buy now that will let you cash in on higher food prices.
Last year’s drought drove up prices of grains such as corn, wheat and
soybeans. Soybean prices jumped 40% earlier in 2012 while wheat prices
soared about 50%. Prices declined in the fall as crops were harvested,
but remained elevated.
Because of the higher prices of animal feed such as corn and soymeal,
many ranchers had to slaughter animals earlier than planned. This
caused a brief bump up in meat supplies in 2012, but threatens to lead
to tight meat supplies and higher prices in 2013.
The Livestock Information Center in Denver forecasts that this year’s
U.S. beef production will come in at 24.8 billion pounds – the lowest
level since 2005.
In 2014, the Livestock Information Center forecasts only 23.6 billion
pounds of beef will be on the market – the lowest level since 1993. (more)
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