Month: March 2022

Wheat Wait

03/03/2022

Russia and Ukraine produce 25% of world wheat and 30% of exports. While last year’s crop has already been mostly exported, the bigger issue is the 2022 crop. If farmers can’t harvest and ship already planted production, global wheat prices…

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Bland Baseball

03/02/2022

2022 will be the 4th time baseball has lost games due to a work stoppage. While average attendance/game declined in strike-shortened 1972 and 1981 it quickly recovered. However, it took 12 years to surpass the average attendance record of 31,256/game…

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Spending Sustainability

03/01/2022

In 2/20, pre-Covid-19, real per capita personal income was $45,453. It then bounced wildly due to repeated stimulus checks and other expansionary fiscal policies peaking at $57,597 in 3/21. It’s since declined every month but one and is now $46,018,…

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