Recommendations on how to deal with increase in price of food lead by

1.	Recommendations on how to deal with increase in price of food lead by the drought
Answer» High oil PRICES raise shipping costs. Food gets transported great distances. You can expect high gas prices about SIX weeks after an increase in oil futures. Oil prices also affect farming. Oil byproducts are a SIGNIFICANT component of fertilizer. That contributes 20% of the cost of raising grain. Between 2001 and 2007, high oil prices added 40% to the cost of growing corn, wheat, and soybeans. Climate change creates more extreme weather. Its cause is greenhouse gas emissions that trap heat, causing air temperatures to increase. Hot air absorbs more moisture. It rains less, WATER from lakes and rivers evaporate, and the land dries up. When it does rain, the water runs off the land instead of getting absorbed into the water table. That creates floods. Hope it helps

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