Sunday, December 26, 2021

Ag Minister Speaks

 I sat and watched N-TV German AM news this morning.  

The new Agricultural Minister came on and was interviewed.  So he brings up three interesting things about to occur in 2022.

First, food prices are going up (he doesn't suggest prices).  Part of this is a German public hype over animal welfare and that farmers have to concerned over their animals.  

If you were asking me to guess....I'd say meat prices will escalate by 25-percent over 2022.  A lot of this will be fee/tax driven.

Second, he's overly concerned about chunky/fat Germans, and that something has to occur with sugar, fat and salt in grocery products.   How this develops?  Anyone's guess.  

You might walk into a grocery and the potato chip bag might only contain healthy product chips.....that have zero taste, and you won't buy the product.  It'd be crazy but Germans are pro-regulation without realizing the consequences.

It wouldn't shock me if they mandated the size of a Coke/Pepsi can....that the product could only be 100 calories. 

Third, he got onto the topic of cannabis being legalized in 2022, and that some type of 'boom' will occur with the 'hemp' industry. 

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