Posted on 05/18/2021 8:35:51 PM PDT by blam
Readers have been briefed on the ongoing semiconductor shortage that may last a “couple of years.” The auto industry has grabbed the spotlight as the hardest-hit industry, with some of the world’s biggest manufacturers restricting production.
According to a new report, the worldwide chip shortage is impacting the agriculture industry that may last for a couple of years and has already impacted the price of potato chips.
Hoosier Ag Today reports, “The biggest factor impacting the ability of US farmers to produce the food we need has nothing to do with the weather, the markets, trade, regulations, or disease. The worldwide shortage of computer chips will impact all aspects of agriculture for the next two years and beyond… farm equipment manufacturers have halted shipments to dealers because they don’t have the chips to put in the equipment… not only have combine, planter, tillage, and tractor sales been impacted, but even ATV supplies are limited. Parts, even non-electric parts, are also in short supply because the manufacturers of those parts use the chips in the manufacturing process. As farmers integrate technology into all aspects of the farming process, these highly sophisticated semiconductors have become the backbone of almost every farming operation.”
Rabobank’s Global Economics & Markets desk commented on the Hoosier Ag Today report and cautioned on the “technological wonders of a global economy based on just-in-time supplies of a few key inputs from only a few locations; and then demand surged due a virus that ran rampant through said global economy; and supply chains got snarled for that, and other reasons; and now a lack of silicon chips even impacts on the price of potato chips (in the US) and chips (in the UK).”
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Well...I bought extra coffee yesterday.
How ironic...I'm a retired chip-maker.
Crumbling slowly around the edges. This is how a civilization collapses.
ROFL OMG that scene is a classic
Too much dependence on computers.
Good preppers would have stuff that’s mechanical and not computer chip dependent.
The prices for older tractors has soared mostly because only John Deere can work on their new tractors.
We have one with the computers and there was one small problem and we fixed it and it still didn’t work had to call the dealer to reset the computer to accept the repair.
You can’t expect to pause the world for 18 months and think everything will work just like it did. Our fertilizer has already doubled, I say we, but it is my son dealing with it, we retired this year.
I was supposed to have Generac whole house generator installed...it’s been delayed ...no chip
“Good preppers would have stuff that’s mechanical and not computer chip dependent.”
I got a box of LM555’s put away in a Faraday cage for this very reason.
You have to be a geek to get the joke.
I just recieved 65 lbs. of green coffee beans.
I’m good for a year.
A Potato Chip shortage? People are saying it is but one of the seven signs of the Apocalypse!
The horror, the horror.
Yes, like a real landline with cords.
There’s clearly going to be a market for transport and other machinery that is “old school” mechanical and does contain complicated electronics.
I know for automobiles, much of it is due to government mandates - but what about other things?
My coffee comes from Chiapas Mexico.
Lol
What was your specialty? Sour cream and onion?
Too much dependence on computers.
Good preppers would have stuff that’s mechanical and not computer chip dependent.
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True, but old 30 to 40 year old stuff probably will force much more farm labor to do what can be done today.
Anyone willing to work in the fields?
When the chips are down!
Homemade potato chips are easy to make and delicious.
Anyone willing to work in the fields?
If it means eating vs nothing to eat. The question will be answered.
I have been attempting this for several years! Still cannot figure out how to make a good chip.
Now, hmmm....need to figure out how to grow the potatoes as the farm equipment won’t be operating.
Although this might explain why Bill Gates bought all that farmland recently. Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner https://landreport.com/2021/01/bill-gates-americas-top-farmland-owner/ . He might have been guaranteed that corp. farm and first in line chip equipment. Lack of chips to help the farmers, farmer loses home & land, government bail-out loan or simply takes the land...viola...
communist style collective farms for reparations farmers https://www.soulfirefarm.org/get-involved/reparations/
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