Why have so many Food Processing Plants been burned down? Is there a sinister force at work to cause sudden food shortages?

[Anonymous]

The Biden Administration wants people to believe that Vladimir Putin is responsible for the food shortages. They also want to blame him for inflation.

Why are there so many shortages of food products in 2022? Even baby formulas and cat food are in short supply in many places. Is the Russia-Ukraine war really the cause of these sudden shortages or is there a more sinister force at work?

https://www.trunews.com/stream/fire-roasted-shortages-food-processing-plants-burn-down

[ArtemisSilver]

If there are a more processing plants burning down than usual it's probably insurance fraud motivated arson.

The food shortages are due to a number of environmental disasters ranging from floods overseas to inept water management locally.

There's no easy solution to the worsening water crisis, it's going to take massive desalination plants and a multi state network of aquaducts and to avert crisis they need to be ready yesterday not in ten years

[joeldalton]

To assess this correctly you have to analyze whether these fires are abnormal, or not. If the food production industry is prone to these fires, there's nothing to worry about.

[Anonymous]

25% of the world's grain is produced in Russia and Ukraine. The proce of fuel has gone up meaning producing food is more expensive, expense which gets passed on to consumers.
Shortages are a good time for big business to make bigger profits, supply and demand.

[slatyb]

"trunews" is 100% bullshit. Ukraine was a huge grain exporter. Now that supply is off the market. A contraction in supply always leads to price increases.

[slatyb]

That article is not news, it's just baseless speculation. Cat food, baby formula, and many other products are made from grains. Supply is squeezed, prices for grains have risen. Thos drives an increase in the price of everything made from grain.

[Asker]

I'm just trying to find the BEST and most FACTUAL sources for these questions.
And TruNews seems to "fit the bill" better that the rest