Russian Wildfires: Price of bread set to rise sharply
Fr. Stephen Smuts alerts us to the fact that the price of bread is to rise sharply due to the wildfires sweeping Russia. The Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill recently urged prayer for rain.
Grain SA has said it cannot stop the bread price from going up even if it wanted to.
The organisation said the sector is producing way too little to prevent a sharp rise in the bread price, which is set to increase following an export ban in Russia.
The country is one of the world’s largest wheat producers but its industry was hit by wild fires, which obliterated many crops.
Grain SA said local farmers will not be able to help bread manufacturers keep prices low.
The organisation said the low price of wheat before the disaster in Russia resulted in many farmers planting fewer crops this year.
Consumers can expect to notice an increase in the price of a loaf of bread by October.
I don’t mean to go all prophetic and apocalyptic, but for some reason this reminds me of the following Scripture:
And I heard a voice from among the four living beings say, “A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day’s pay. And don’t waste the olive oil and wine.”
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August 11th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
I’m puzzled webmaster. This is your second post on the severe problems in Russia and yet not a mention yet of the far worse situation in Pakistan. Am I being too unfair to suggest they are of less interest because Christianity is not a major indigenous faith?
August 11th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Ah, it’s a fair point to raise.
This is more a matter of the current desperate plight in Pakistan being covered magnificently by many many other Christian websites, blogs etc, – Catholic in particular – including fund raising, mission and the like. I don’t feel as if I can make any more of a contribution and don’t want to detract from their good work.
Also, you know what I’m like, I can’t help but sometimes focus on the more obscure stories, those not covered so much by others.
August 11th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
You’re quite right webmaster. I think I’m just feeling a bit grizzly at the moment. Think I had better take a deep breath and count to 100 before I put fingers to keyboard again – or better still, get some sleep….