Looking at the combined heat & drought and it's expected results to crops

[Sherman A1]

I would suggest that everyone over the next few weeks stock up on canned goods & such, as I understand grocery prices are going to go up significantly.

[Curmudgeoness]

1. This is an excellent idea. And not just canned goods.

If you have a freezer, meat will not be cheaper for a long time----they are selling off a lot of the animals because they can't feed them. If your area has local farm produce and the drought has not affected your area, start canning or freezing.

I have a feeling that this is going to be painful. And I am glad that you suggested this, since I hadn't really thought of this yet. I may have thought about it too late.

[Sherman A1]

2. You are correct, the Freezer is of course a wonderful idea

and we will look and doing this ourselves. Many folks however, don't have a deep freeze and are thus limited as we know. So hopefully everyone does the best they can with a coming difficult winter.

I expect prices to skyrocket myself with the combined effects of the heat, drought and to a certain degree the Mastercard/Visa settlement as retailers look to increase their income (or as they will say offset their losses) streams through swipe fees for those using charge cards. The loss of a significant portion of the corn crop will most likely lead to increases in gasoline and ripple through almost every food product on the shelves in one way or another.