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posted by martyb on Thursday July 26 2018, @12:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the can-you-make-soda-bread-using-potatoes? dept.

TheJournal.ie reports:

Because of poor weather most spring crops were planted between 6 and 8 weeks later than normal.

Farmers were banking on a perfect growing season for these crops to achieve a normal yield, however the drought set in shortly after planting and many crops have received almost no rain since they were placed in the ground.

Total cereal production is set to drop by 27% while, with production set to fall by a staggering 58%, the worst performing crop is forecast to be wheat planted in the spring.


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday July 26 2018, @02:35PM (3 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 26 2018, @02:35PM (#713116) Journal

    Okay, here's a solution. Didn't we just recently read an SN story about the US having an over supply of meat?

    While I would support open air outdoor storage of huge piles of that meat next to PETA offices, we could also gift some to the Irish.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday July 26 2018, @02:56PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 26 2018, @02:56PM (#713134) Journal

    This is just too funny. I was told, by an AC, that I need more fiber in my diet. https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=26797&cid=713127 [soylentnews.org] Now, you want to deprive the Irish of their fiber, by shipping them mountains of protein. Funny how stuff just flows along on SN.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @03:22PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @03:22PM (#713161)

    The "oversupply" of meat sounds a lot like the "undersupply" of tech workers.

    In older times we called this "price fixing".

  • (Score: 2) by Alfred on Thursday July 26 2018, @03:22PM

    by Alfred (4006) on Thursday July 26 2018, @03:22PM (#713162) Journal
    It is illegal to mail "uncooked" meats like beef jerky to Ireland so you may encounter problems at the bulk import level.