Looming Jet Fuel Shortages?

[CaptJCool]

Who will be delivering your popcorn at $14/litre?

I’ll walk to the store
And yeah price will go up
But it’ll be worth it!

 

[Quickstatus]

I’ll walk to the store

Do popcorn grow in stores? Who is going to deliver to the stores at $14/L?

 

[DC3]

Do popcorn grow in stores? Who is going to deliver to the stores at $14/L?

 

[drron]

And. Crops in QLd forecast to fall 60% as farmers can’t make a profit. No point planting when prices for their crops are lower than the cost of growing them.

 

[Quickstatus]

The next fuel stockholding statistics should be published on Saturday.

 

[dajop]

And. Crops in QLd forecast to fall 60% as farmers can’t make a profit. No point planting when prices for their crops are lower than the cost of growing them.

Not just cost. But access to key inputs particularly fertiliser and also enough fuel to run the machinery to plant, apply crop inputs and harvest.

 

[Pushka]

Farmers won't, or can't crop to spend the money on doing so if there is a poor chance of harvesting. That time is right now in SA.

 

[dajop]

Farmers won't, or can't crop to spend the money on doing so if there is a poor chance of harvesting. That time is right now in SA.

One thing is that if there's not enough fuel to harvest (by late 2026) then the country (and the world) is going to well and truly hurting badly.

 

[Pushka]

One thing is that if there's not enough fuel to harvest (by late 2026) then the country (and the world) is going to well and truly hurting badly.

But they may not even seed in the first place because that costs them money to do so with very uncertain outcome.

 

[AuSammy]

But they may not even seed in the first place because that costs them money to do so with very uncertain outcome.

And in the NT where there are no “reported” fuel shortages at servos, many property owners can’t get there due to impassable (boggy from rain) roads and flying staff and food in and out on copters.