Investors Hoard Grain & Oil

Wealthy investors fleeing the sinking US Dollar are buying up fundamental commodities, driving prices beyond the means of many consumers.

While global grain harvests and oil yields are at all time highs this year, grain and oil availability are sharply constrained. These constraints are being felt in the US where staples such as rice are actually being rationed by major retailers.

The fall of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency is exerting its worst effect on the developing world where currencies are frequently tied to the the USD. As these currencies remove their pegs on pain of starvation, the fall of the dollar will build momentum.

While the USA has plentiful domestic food supplies, exporting a great deal of its food to China and Europe, it lacks an effective social safety net to prevent the rise of domestic hunger.