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I'm also following supply chain: https://youtu.be/MoH7S_qLlIg https://youtu.be/MoH7S_qLlIg As energy prices spike acrossed the world we quickly understand how

by foxhop 5y ago

I'm also following supply chain: https://youtu.be/MoH7S_qLlIg https://youtu.be/MoH7S_qLlIg As energy prices spike acrossed the world we quickly understand how the current Agricultural system is not fit as greenhouses in the Netherlands are forced to reduce operations due to the parabolic inflation in natural gas. The money printers go brrrrrrr in all countries, and having already dropped interest rates its clear by that isn't going to stop prices from rising stagflation from sliding in. The people who need money don't have enough, and there isn't anything to buy anyways, hence stocks go up. China refuses to trade with Australia for coal and has had black outs across the country which stop animal feed processing. Pair all that with a poor couple years of harvests and it's no surprise prices on everything including food is rocketing up. With Just-in-time supply chains jammed at most ports and empty containers in the wrong place many do not see a gentle resolution without some form of potential crisis. We must REBUILD WITH PERMACULTURE! My video goes into more about how producing closer to consumption helps all parts of the equation.

roenxi 5y ago
China produces a lot of coal, it is nearly the world's largest coal producer by an order of magnitude [0]. Although supply chains are complex things and their ... whatever they think they are doing ... with Australia might be a contributing factor, it also might not be. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coal_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coal_prod...
- tintinmovie 5y ago
  That being said Australia appears to be the world's largest producer of bituminous coal which is considered "higher-quality" than brown coal. Low ash, sulphur, and carbonate coal is ideal for power generation as it results in less boiler slag. My guess is power generation plants require consistent quality of coal, and therefore if China power plants have only access to brown coal, that could pose a problem. Statistics (Blocked behind paywall, but can inspect element and remove blur filter) https://knoema.com/atlas/topics/Energy/Coal/Production-of-bituminous-coal https://knoema.com/atlas/topics/Energy/Coal/Production-of-bi...

by foxhop 5y ago

roenxi 5y ago

China produces a lot of coal, it is nearly the world's largest coal producer by an order of magnitude [0]. Although supply chains are complex things and their ... whatever they think they are doing ... with Australia might be a contributing factor, it also might not be. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coal_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coal_prod...

tintinmovie 5y ago
That being said Australia appears to be the world's largest producer of bituminous coal which is considered "higher-quality" than brown coal. Low ash, sulphur, and carbonate coal is ideal for power generation as it results in less boiler slag. My guess is power generation plants require consistent quality of coal, and therefore if China power plants have only access to brown coal, that could pose a problem. Statistics (Blocked behind paywall, but can inspect element and remove blur filter) https://knoema.com/atlas/topics/Energy/Coal/Production-of-bituminous-coal https://knoema.com/atlas/topics/Energy/Coal/Production-of-bi...