Montana Senator Jon Tester is deeply connected to the corrupt and multinational Big Agricultural (BigAg) lobby. As a democrat connected closer to Wall Street, he is not a supporter of American farmers overall as it pertains to America First food security and domestic food prices. However, that said, what Senator Tester says in the first two minutes of this interview is correct.
As Tester notes, the food “supply” issue is not as big a deal in North America as it will certainly be in food dependent regions. Between the U.S, Mexico and Canada we produce more food than we consume, and with excellence in industrial farming we export food products to the world, eastward and westward. The issue for the U.S. population is going to be massive increases in food prices in later summer and fall as the cumulative increase in costs at the field reach the stores. WATCH (2 mins):
My own back of the envelope calculations put the third-wave price increase in the 35 to 40% range overall. Based on the input costs, energy and transportation, a current $4.00 item is going to cost around $5.50 later this year. That is the approximate scale of price increase in foodstuff we should be anticipating.
Food insecurity, as an outcome of food pricing, is going to be the election issue that might supersede the gasoline price issue. That’s going to be the crisis, and we are going to need to be very careful; because depending on the scale of the crisis there are going to be massive numbers of people demanding the government step in to solve it. Our current government is being run by economic socialists; we do not want their equitable distribution solutions.
Conduct your affairs accordingly….
If only we could get like $ 40 BILLION from someplace ……
WOW THATS RIGHT ON——————YOU SHOULD RUN FOR CONGRESS——————
All Democrat Tester did was talk about more regulation and spending money. All the things that got us to where we are today. There is no reverse gear.
How could Montanans vote for this dumbass?
They’re being Californicated.
Russia has record wheat, we should make friends….
The 40 billion sent to Ukraine was borrowed from China.
Well we can add another 40 million “food refugees” at the border.
And then of course, the government will automatically agree to
exportgive our food away to other countries because it would be racist to do otherwise. Most likely under the moral authority of the UN.They finished signing the deal for $40Billion for Ukraine to turn around and offer another $100 million.
The $40 billion is scheduled to last for …. 5 months. So that’s going to be $8 billion / month going forward to pay for govt employee salaries / pensions, and checks to citizens so they can buy food. In Ukraine. I want to know when, if ever, the US has agreed to fully subsidize a foreign country’s government and it’s citizens.
Well said.
It’s to keep Zelensky in power and keep him from ratting out Hunter Biden and Joe Biden. Blackmail payments paid for by us (U.S.).
Fat food refugees.
Why not just take 20Trillion out – purchase every physical asset you can – including the land around the central bank (evict them) – whipe your tab clean, and move on.
Throw the moneychangers out of the temple?
Blinken did that today.
During the Potato Famine the elites said that because the Irish peasants were a moral people, rather than eat the wheat that their lords were growing for export they chose to starve themselves .
U-huh, pull the other one.
Speaking of spuds, the Belfast Maine potato plant fire was blamed on spontaneously combusting spuds. Nothing to see here folks….
“The issue for the U.S. population is going to be massive increases in food prices in later summer and fall as the cumulative increase in costs at the field reach the stores.”
Just curious if part of these massive increases will be due to shortages here caused by shipping what we produce to those overseas.
You know, just like oil, gas, diesel.
Our money for Ukrainian bureaucrats.
Planting in the US is on a late start. No doubt we will export even with a poor harvest.
This lady has a good handle on Agriculture issues
Naomi Blohm @naomiblohm
Agreed. Lots of late snow in North Dakota and now lots of rain is delaying things a bit.
Big snow storm coming out of Colorado this week. That’s gonna hurt.
We will see the triple-whiplash of fuel costs in production and delivery, plus increased labor every time the product is handled, times markups at every stop – including your local grocery store – to cover all of the above. Tester is right, and is only at this point articulating what should be evident without his pronouncement.
That’s not the problem.It’s his failure to speak or vote against the causes these peoblems when they were emerging that is part of the problem. As a former farmer he knows better – but is being used as a messenger for the urban Pelosi/Schumer machine that owns him. We’ll hear more from him later – when he’s fingered to follow up by telling us what they plan to do about the problem they created.
The problem is not shortage. A short or late harvest is a bump in the road, and reason for a rise in prices for the commodities affected – we deaal with those things every year. The problem is everything else, combined.
The SOLUTION from Congress will definitely make the situation much, much WORSE.
Of course Tester turned the issue into one of “climate change.”
A fake crisis creating real waste.
Always kind of wondered how a leftist Dim like Tester survives elections in a generally conservative state like Montana. Wasn’t that long ago boys who liked boys and poodles didn’t fare to well in that state.
Tester likes to play the good ‘ol boy game, and of course the media help him out like with the interview above.
They also help him out in ignoring what a despicable POS he is in so many other ways.
It wouldn’t surprise me if McConnell and the RNC do as much as they can to help keep him in office. They probably try to prevent MAGA candidates from running and, if they do, don’t support them.
The RNC’s Colorado Contribution was Chris Christie backing anyone but Tom Tancredo who really tried to slow down illegal immigration.
Tancredo was pure gold.
Dominion (or equivalent)
Before that, simply putting on the Red White and Blue act, and lying through his teeth at election time. Then he used the usual array of excuses why substantive actions did not solidify the campaign promises.
Before President Trump came along and shone a harsh bright light onto the huge amount of Fakes News in America, I daresay most people got their news from the legacy media (MSM) including Fox. That meant they were skillfully led away from truth and down the paths of the propagandized narratives where the ruling elites wanted us.
We all now know only too well how that worked for us…..
Montana has a lot of Democrats by birth. They don’t pay attention to politics much at all. They are conservative, but vote Democrat because they don’t know any better and too disinterested to find out.
The official term is idiots.
What the natives do is complain about the California take-over. When something comes up such as schoolboard or local county office the native “does not have time”.
However, the Californian does and it is how they wake-up and all of a sudden find themselves Cali fornicated. It is their own fault, but they are too stupid to make the connection.
Lineage from the Butte-Anaconda miners union days. I knew several that had conservative values, but couldnt shake themselves from what grandpa voted for.
His last election was similar to the 2020 election. Other guy was winning late into the night by several percentage points. Very liberal Missoula county was the last to report in the middle of the night. “Found” ballots as well.
He looks well fed.What is he doing about it,nothing.Another well fed,well compensated swamp rat.He and everyone like him must be booted out ASAP.Rest assured he and his ilk won t be affected by “PRICE INCREASES”Every one out there needs to remember this guy and the rest when you are paying more because behind closed doors they laugh at all of us.
No dirt under his fingernails since he was 10 years old.
Another tight collar fat boy talking about food…..wonder what his chow line bill is?
I am prepared.
With the eyes of a mouse and ears of an elephant I wait.
And obama laughs at the honky retard in the White House who is holding the bag.
😂
ugh. I remember that .gov cheese. Friends of mine had it when I was little.
Skankiest soft bright orange American cheese, HUGE bricks of it.
GAG.
“Conduct your affairs accordingly….”
Keep your ammo as well stocked as your food folks.
Don’t worry, Presidunce and his minions will invoke the War Powers Act to ensure farmers grow food and it’s processed and distributed to people using the principles of equity and fairness.
Oh wait, we really should worry – a lot!
Mari in SC: Guaranteed.
FJB
He looks like a manager I had when I was young.
Crew cut fat bastard.
Destroying the USA on purpose nothing is lower than Biden et al
Thank you Sundance.
This is why I cringed every time I heard people demanding President mashed potato “Do Something!” about the baby formula shortage that his policies have directly created.
He ordered up the DPA to essentially nationalize the baby formula industry.
Including every supply chain that leads into formula production.
Creepy Creeping Communism.
Didn’t I hear that the government has taken over the baby formula crisis and will distribute it “equitably”? They’re just itching to do that with everything.
I have not been able to source hard red wheat berries in months. Yes, the prices are going up, but I just can’t get any. “Out of stock”. I finally decided to buy soft white wheat berries (lower protein, and don’t store as well). I noticed that the 10lb bags of ground flour I like (Wheat Montana brand) have gone up by $3 a bag (from $7-$10). I’m telling you what, we need to keep be dropping off groceries and meals for the seniors in our communities. There’s no way they’re going to make it with these food price increases. This illegitimate Administration is criminal.
I use 1/2 gallon glass jars for storing fresh milk from the cows. The price of glass jars has gone through the roof – like from $9 for 6 to $39 for 6. That’s highway robbery. 2 years ago I bought paint from Home Depot for $25/gallon. I bought some paint this week and it was $41/gallon! I about fainted at the cash register. The guy said to me that the price had risen three times recently. Gas is over $4.30/gal in my little town.
I needed some furniture, so I went to the thrift store and got most of the pieces I needed for $142. I’m going to refinish them. That’s one way I am acting accordingly. But, sadly, the woman is going out of business because the land owner wants the land and building back. The dominoes are falling.
Congress and the Senate are abject failures. How can they possibly justify sending $40billion to Ukraine (in addition to what they’ve already sent) while Americans are suffering? Unbelievable.
I don’t know what area of the country you’re in, but naturallyadeal.com has had 50 lb bags. They function similarly to Azure Standard. Azure has also had hard red wheat berries, though they go in and out of stock. A lot of people in my drop ordered them last month.
I order my red wheat berries through Azure Standard.
I believe there will be shortages based on missing ingredients, flavorings, and preservatives. Especially now Biden has directed oil be shipped away from China, and sent to Europe. Venezuela must have been handsomely paid, or at least its corrupt government!
Retired Magistrate here: Continue to stock up especially if anything non perishable is on sale. Buy it now whether you need it now or not because you will need it later. It is not hoarding; it is just being smart and taking care of your family.
Contacted our fuel oil supplier today. Fuel oil is currently at $4.62. Our supplier said it might come down before the mid terms but he would not want to bet on it. So we are getting filled up now; $4.62 is bad enough but it could be around $6.00 per gallon this Fall. We are doing everything we can to prepare for the coming Fall and Winter. In the meantime, we are enjoying this wonderful Spring weather here in Central Ohio. Everything is blooming and is just beautiful. GOD is very good.
am buying what is on sale at each store and found 60 ounces of clothes detergent on sale at walgreens b1-1free for 3.99 making 120 ounces for 3.99 not as good as sundances but easier and google recipes to use fresh items on sale bless sundance for helping us to be more prepared
In a sane world someone from “the press” would ask fat boy how this impending shortage might affect the wisdom of donating billions to Ukraine.
Lots of stupid voters in Montana.
Marshall, This is the second post from you insulting Montanans without any other content or analysis. There are other forums better suited for that sort drivel.
FYI, Montana has voted for Trump twice. Our State government is on the forefront for exerting States rights. Tester got into office by inventing a scandal on his opponent. After that he has won twice by cheating. He is always losing until the last county reports, which always happens to be liberal Missoula county. We wake up the next morning and magically Missoula has found enough votes to put him over the top.
Good grief. The decent, honest working class is getting squeezed to death by these monsters and their lackeys.
We are stockpiled up. God has blessed us.
But for many, they can’t even afford to try, The price of fuel has already trapped them. And they are tied to the railroad tracks, knowing what is coming.
Does someone control the prices Farmers set? or produce for?
Who are they, and how can they manipulate our country?
If we Export more than we need, why does the US consumer’s price go up? is this another OPEC situation?
Sundance did an excellent piece on that before using lemons and Brazil I believe as the example. Americans pay more than others because we can afford it and the welfare recipients don’t care what the cost is. I don’t have link but excellent read.
thank you
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/14/150-multinational-corporations-the-wall-street-crowd-urge-congress-to-take-over-u-s-elections/
so in return for us feeding the world our Government gets to mine their mountains etc?
(that has to be trade off, the Government has to be getting something out of it – unless its a Ponzi scheme where a Global Org rapes everyone)
Seems like every citizen of every country is getting screwed.
Another brain dead Liberal. A total phony and liar.
The price of the end product is the combined costs that contribute to the production of that end product. Look at the economics holistically.
Weather is not Climate. Climate is a historical view and anlysis of the data at a minimum of 30 years. There are cycles and cycles within cycles. CO2 capture, how stupid. There is an natural Co2 cycle that self corrects and regulates. The Greenhouse keeps the earth from being a frozen waste land. Water vapor is the predominate GH gas, so any IR engery is already saturated by Water Vapor. IR enery is not capture and held, it just delayed before it goes out of the atmosphere. CO2 is insignificant and any warming is in the early 20 Parts per million range. CO2 trails behing temperature and does not drive temperature.
Infact I want more co2, it spurs greening, plant growth, C4 plants love Co2, more co2 allows plants to conserve water and produce greater yields.
Poor Civic water planning and distribution is a huge problem in CA. The CA is over populated and their water rights and plans are outdated and were never adjusted for todays expansion of people and industrial needs. Historically there has always been droughts in CA some lasting 100s of years. The managing of the forests coupled with deliberate eviromental sabatage has been the main reason for these fires out west.
The US food supply should be a security issue. Tester has no clue what to do or how to manage it. His farming family and ancestors would be ashamed of him. His seat should be an AF conservative. Vote this bum out.
Absolutely correct about water and forest mismanagement in CA per the outdated population projections. The morons running the state are only interested in maintaining their power and the climate change scam is their way of implementing it. After all “the climate’s always changing” right?
Big Ag would love for there to be another Food Assistance increase which will go directly in their pockets.
Notice this is after they just pissed away $40B in fiat currency on a corrupt kleptocracy…
Similar to O giving away $150MM cash…to a terrorist organization…
I am thinking you MEANT to say $150 BILLION with a B if you are referring to the JCOPA w Iran that PDJT canceled
Sundance: Would appreciate your perspective on a couple of upcoming “Elephants in the Room”.
[RE: “As Tester notes, the food “supply” issue is not [NORMALLY] as big a deal in North America as it will certainly be in food dependent regions.”]
Will Big Ag allow foreign countries to OUTBID domestic supply chains?
… Because their governments will SUBSIDIZE bids to fend off Riots & Rebellion?
Will Big Ag intentionally export production to create Domestic Supply SCARCITY?
… Because Americans can “AFFORD” to pay more than foreign consumers?
RE: “Our current government is being run by economic socialists; we do not want their equitable distribution solutions.”
Why not require that BEFORE any government interventions can be authorized to augment domestic supply in any industry, the government must first block exports that diminish supply for a period long enough to resolve the shortage.
Sensible solutions are not the goal here.
They are at war with all liberty loving peoples the world over. They intend to crush all resistance to their imagined utopia and global governance.
Unclear what invited “Shoot the Messenger”
But “Exasperation Duly Noted”
Don’t get too sanguine about continued availability of food albeit at a much higher price. Your Secretary of State just engineered the foundation for food redistribution. Skimming through it, I did not detect an enforcement mechanism for recalcitrant signatory nations. Don’t worry those are likely to come.
If I were General Mills, I’d be scanning the horizon.
https://www.state.gov/chairs-statement-roadmap-for-global-food-security-call-to-action/
Oh yeah, Cindy McCain is our head of the US FAO.
I would also like to add that just because this country can produce more food than we need that will not equate to there being plenty of expensive food to go around. I fully expect this administration to pledge a certain percentage of this years harvest to the international market. Under Trump we were energy independent and look at us now. The Obiden regime did it with fuel and they will do it with food.
Meanwhile…
Like I need some lowlife Senator to tell me that.
any thing projecting that the US can weather this Food price increase?
Just like with Natural Gas, no matter how limited the food supply is in North America, they will export it for fun and profit.
No shitsky, Sherlock
Must be a Food Bill coming up for Vote (digital food stamp, something)
It’s happening in Iran:
https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2022/05/17/iran-digital-food-rationing-rolls-out-using-biometric-ids-amid-food-riots/
I’ve already got my garden tilled and ready for planting…Swiss chard and spinage is going in the ground tomorrow and the peppers and tomatoe plants are in their planters waiting for the nights to get a little warmer up here in North eastern Vermont….Happy gardening fellow gardeners…I don’t farm anymore, but I’ve already reserved a side of beef in the fall from a neighbor…and of course there’s always deer season.-:)
The last thing you need worry about and that is a food production shortage in the United States. Now a political food shortage is what you need to worry about.
He is just another anti American being trotted out and he almost makes me as sick as seeing Osama.
Tester if a F*#king lying POS and I will never believe he was elected by any other way then dominion.
Especially by the people of Montana
They have no desire to fix the problem. Rather they want it to happen. Less mouths to feed and more depending on the government handouts
We were looking forward to some updated CTH news on Somalia and Ukraine and instead an article about “something, somewhere” in Montana appears. Very disappointing priorities.
Signed
Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and obedient stooges Ted Cruz, Scott (FL), Scott (SC), Tillis, Grassley, Sasse, Romney, Collins, Cornyn, Murkowski, Portman, Young, Thune, Barrasso, Blunt, Cotton, Cramer, Ernst, Daines, Fischer, Moran, Kennedy and a few others.
Why does Montana elect Democrats, who hate the people of Montana?
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Still taking out food distribution, production and processing facilities as well.
Michael Yon is all over this, it’s much worse than most appear to realize.
https://michaelyon.locals.com/upost/2161279/another-food-fire-barely-reported
Food prices are gonna double and triple, yet none of these Commie Democrats tell the people to grow a garden.
That tells you everything. For their supporters they just raise the food stamp allotment and then give the Democrat voting Government workers a raise to cover the costs.
Exactly… they already socialized baby formula. Venezuela here we come.
Tester is a cheap seat for the DNC to buy in a flyover state who does the party bidding when called upon. He is making some farmer noise now to heighten his visibility with his eastern Montana ag base and sound official. Problem is he can do nothing – or refuses to do anything – substantive to address the problem(s) he defines from the DC machine point of view.
But, he’s a good ol’ boy, and the party’s gotta love him for being the right guy to make these pronouncements.
I thank him for his military service and also some good things his office has done for Montana’s vets, plus a couple of pieces of legislation that did something for our natural resources.
But all that, and his railroading of the White House doctor at Schumer and Nancy’s command among other appearances on their behalf, isn’t much of a record.
Energy today … gone tomorrow:
Why do I get the feeling none of these people are actually elected. It’s not just that they’re fat greedy little pigs it’s they’re cowards.
Stolen elections have consequences all you moron Democrats and corrupt Republicans.ESAD
Dear God I hope you all have bought and filled freezers as well as stocked closets.
And started gardens.
So when do the natives begin to realize that the GOVERNMENT is the problem. Wonder what these pompous sob’s will do when people get fed up and start coming from them.
See what they are doing in Iran: digital IDs for food.
https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2022/05/17/iran-digital-food-rationing-rolls-out-using-biometric-ids-amid-food-riots/
We don’t need no digital ids. Just steal less than $900 in CA and it’s yours free. Coming to a city near you. When gas is $8/gal and a plate of spaghetti without meatballs is $25, I don’t think the gov cretins have enough places to hide.