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FOOD PRICE INFLATION UPDATE: Sysco declares force majeure, raises grocery prices. Food inflation?

By Glenn Reynolds

FOOD PRICE INFLATION UPDATE: Sysco declares force majeure, raises grocery prices.

Food inflation driven by freezing weather in Florida during December and in Mexico during February, is hitting the US supermarkets in the coming day?s. Sysco sent out an alert that announced an ?Act of God?, to address their contracted supply issues.

The cold of the Superbowl weekend in Texas, has had a more lasting impact than on just the game plans for lots of travelers. The deep cold sank into the produce fields of northern Mexico, destroying fresh produce crops. This is the biggest page 16 story, about to hit a headline, that you have seen in a while. Your restaurants will be low on fresh produces for weeks. They will have to raise prices significantly or cut the produce out of the menu.

Worst freeze since 1957.

UPDATE: M. Simon suggests this book, and some seeds.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on February 14, 2011 (boomark / email).