The Pickled Prepper
Woman sitting in front of a radiator

US Home Heating Costs Set to Increase by 17 Percent

Heating costs are estimated to be 17 percent higher this coming winter.
Protesters with a sign "Defund the police." Photo by Andrew Robinson on Unsplash

Defunding the Police Backfires on Minneapolis

Violent crime soared and murders doubled after Minneapolis defunded the police. Now they want them back and it may be too late.
Bird flu is driving up the cost of eggs again.

It’s Back… Bird Flu Returns

In most cases, avian influenza doesn't survive the summer as high temps kill off the virus. That's not the case this year.
Russian ICBM test launch

Putin Threatens to use Nukes, Activates Reserves

It looks like Russia isn't going to take the recent gains made by Ukraine lying down. Expect the war to lengthen and grow worse.
A field of wheat being harvested

Disappointing U.S. Harvest Hurts Food Supply

Hot dry weather in the Midwest and drought in the West hurt U.S. crop yields. Combined with the war in Ukraine, food will be tight.
Pasta

Prices Soaring Everywhere: From Beans In Brazil To Pork In China

Pork is up 22 percent in China from a year ago while beans cost 23 percent more in Brazil as inflation goes global.
Rail yard

Rail Strike Averted

Deals have now been reached with all twelve unions, apparently averting a rail strike. The workers still have to vote.
Sign saying inflation ahead. Image from BigStock.

Inflation in August Higher than Expected

The August CPI was higher than anticipated, as was the reading for core inflation.
A gas burner

Europe May Never Recover from Russian Gas Shutoff

As the high cost of natural gas and electricity shuts down European manufacturing plants, some fear they may never return.
A bowl of rice

India To Tax Wheat Exports

As floods hit rice production in India and Pakistan, and drought cuts production in the U.S., India raises taxes on rice exports.