{"id":89048,"date":"2024-07-03T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=89048"},"modified":"2024-07-03T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T19:29:28","slug":"norway-grain-famine-high-cost-groceries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/norway-grain-famine-high-cost-groceries\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Norway to stockpile 82,500 tons of grain to prepare for famine and war’ & ‘If The High Cost Of Groceries Makes You Feel Sick, You Are Not Alone’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The government of Norway is storing food:<\/p>\n

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Norway to stockpile 82,500 tons of grain to prepare for famine and war<\/h2>\n

July 1, 2024<\/p>\n

Norway’s finance minister, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, and Agriculture and Food Minister Geir Pollestad signed a deal with four private companies to store 30,000 tons of grain in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n

The companies involved will reportedly\u00a0store the grain<\/a>\u00a0in existing facilities throughout the country, but it will be the property of the Norwegian government.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Agriculture and Food Ministry noted: \u201cThe building up of a contingency stock of food grains is about being prepared for the unthinkable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government stated that the companies \u201care free to invest in new facilities and decide for themselves where they want to store the emergency grain, but they must make the grain available to the state if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

They are apparently anticipating a potentially prolonged war or famine as they intend to sign additional stockpiling contracts that will help them reach their goal of stockpiling 82,500 tons of grain for their population of 5.6 million by the end of this decade. Pollestad said the idea is to \u201chave enough grain for three months\u2019 consumption by Norway\u2019s population in a crisis situation that may arise.\u201d https:\/\/www.naturalnews.com\/2024-07-01-norway-stockpile-grain-famine-war.html<\/a><\/p>\n

The Norwegian government … signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary.<\/p>\n

The deal to store 30,000 tons of grain in 2024 and 2025 was signed by agriculture and food minister Geir Pollestad, finance minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and four private companies. The wheat, which will belong to the Norwegian government, will be stored in already existing facilities by the companies in facilities across the country. Three of the companies will store at least 15,000 tons this year. …<\/p>\n

Norway will sign further stockpiling contracts in the coming years, with the goal of building up the reserve until 2029. The aim is to have some 82,500 tons of grain in storage by the end of the decade \u201cso that we then have enough grain for three months\u2019 consumption by Norway\u2019s population in a crisis situation that may arise,\u201d Pollestad told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.<\/p>\n

Norway has 5.6 million people.<\/p>\n

Last year,\u00a0the Scandinavian nation said it would spend 63 million kroner ($6 million) per year<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on stocking up on grain.<\/p>\n

Norway had stored grain in the 1950s but closed down its storage sites in 2003 after deciding they were no longer needed.\u00a0 … When announcing their\u00a0intention to ramp up their stockpiling efforts<\/a>\u00a0last year, Pollestad told the Norwegian news agency NTB: \u201cIn a situation with extreme prices on the world market, it will still be possible to buy grain, but if we have done our job, we will not be so dependent on the highest bidder at auction. We can help keep prices down.\u201d06\/25\/24 https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/norway-stockpiling-grain-ukraine-food-security-ac874122f2f2fb43e7d1332c1a51f0e6<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This, in my view, is a wise move by Norway.<\/p>\n

Jesus prophesied war and famines (Matthew 24:7) and it is wise to prepare by having stored food–even ants do that:<\/p>\n

6<\/span> Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, <\/span>7<\/span> Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, <\/span>8<\/span> Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. (Proverbs 6:6-8)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let’s look at food price inflation as reported in the UK (which is holding its elections tomorrow) and the USA:<\/p>\n

3 July 2024<\/p>\n

Food prices today are about 31 percent higher than they were three years ago, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2024\/7\/3\/thirty-one-percent-the-jump-in-food-prices-as-uk-goes-to-the-polls<\/a><\/p>\n

July 3, 2024<\/p>\n

Cookout staples are up 5% from last year but up a whopping 30% from five years ago, according to the\u00a0American Farm Bureau’s annual survey<\/a>. https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/03\/july-4th-food-prices-cookout-inflation<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Michael Snyder put out the following on the rising cost of food:<\/p>\n

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If The High Cost Of Groceries Makes You Feel Sick, You Are Not Alone<\/h2>\n

If you are really struggling with the high cost of living, I want you to know that you aren\u2019t alone.\u00a0 In recent months, I have been hearing from so many people that feel like they are drowning financially.\u00a0 Have you experienced a palpable sense of panic when you compare your rising bills to the level of income that you are currently bringing in?\u00a0 So many people out there are stressed out of their minds because it has become such a struggle to pay the bills each month.\u00a0 … a typical U.S. household must now spend\u00a0$1,069 more a month<\/a>\u00a0just to buy the exact same goods and services that it did three years ago.\u00a0 Over the course of an entire year, that is almost an extra $13,000 dollars.\u00a0 Month after month, prices just keep going higher, but those that are running things continue to insist that everything is just fine.<\/p>\n

No, everything is not just fine.<\/p>\n

Last week, a TikTok video about rising grocery prices at Walmart quickly garnered more than a million views.\u00a0 The person that made the video found a grocery order that he had placed two years ago, and he decided\u00a0to hit the \u201cReorder All\u201d button<\/a>\u00a0to see what that same order would cost today\u2026<\/p>\n

A recent TikTok video has gone viral, showing a user\u2019s surprising experience with Walmart\u2019s grocery prices. The user explained in his video that he tried to use the \u201cReorder All\u201d button for an order he placed two years ago, which originally cost $126.67. To his shock, the same order would now cost $414.39.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was quite stunned by this video.<\/p>\n

Many of the things that I regularly purchase at the grocery store have doubled or more than doubled in price, but in this case the total cost of the grocery order\u00a0had more than tripled<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

Another person hit the \u201cReorder All\u201d button on an old order, and that order went from $180 back then\u00a0to $430 today<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

A fellow shopper said they used to spend $180 for two weeks\u2019 worth of groceries and are now spending over $430 for the same amount.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you think that the price of groceries is not a problem, I have a challenge for you.<\/p>\n

Fill up a grocery cart all the way to the very top with items that you typically eat, and try to keep the final bill under 300 dollars. …<\/p>\n

The last three years have been an inflationary nightmare, and no matter how much our leaders try to deny it, a lot more inflation is on the way. 06\/30\/24 https:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/if-the-high-cost-of-groceries-makes-you-feel-sick-you-are-not-alone\/#google_vignette<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course with the accumulation of more and more debt, that helps drive price inflation and the cost of items like food to rise.<\/p>\n

The Book of Revelation says that there will be more food price inflation:<\/p>\n

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5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, \u201cCome and see.\u201d So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, \u201cA quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.\u201d (Revelation 6:5-6)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Food price inflation has hit in many places, but will worsen.<\/p>\n

We put together the following related video:<\/p>\n

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3rd Horseman of the Apocalypse and Food<\/a><\/h3>\n

There are reports about food price inflation around the world. While it is worsening in many areas, some believe it will improve in 2023. Instead, could prices continue to rise in 2023 and get much worse in 2024 and thereafter? What are the causes of food price inflation? Is there any connection between weather, government policies, fertilizer prices, energy costs, economic sanctions and food price inflation? What are we seeing in reports from the United Kingdom, Hungary, and South Africa? What about impacts from Russia\u2019s \u2018special military operation\u2019 into Ukraine? Could EU and\/or USA policies be effecting any of this? Is the \u2018black horse\u2019 the one associated with famine, food shortages, and food price inflation in the Book of Revelation? Are there any physical lessons we can learn from ants according to the Book of Proverbs? What are some spiritual steps we should take according to Jesus? Dr. Thiel and Steve Dupuie address these matters and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here is a link to our video:\u00a03rd Horseman of the Apocalypse and Food<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remember that Jesus said:<\/p>\n

34 \u201cBut take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.\u201d (Luke 21:34-36)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do not be part of those who will not be ready.<\/div>\n

While having some food stored is normally wise, do not deceive yourself that simply storing food for yourself will get you through what is coming. A while back, the Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> (CCOG) put a prepper-related video on our Bible News Prophecy<\/a> YouTube channel:<\/p>\n

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Doomsday Preppers and Preparation<\/a><\/h3>\n

A study came out in August of 2019 showing that so many Americans are so fearful from news reports that more have become doomsday preppers. Meaning that they are storing up food, weapons, and other supplies for an apocalyptic type event to hit the USA. Jesus said sorrows and troubles would come, then a tribulation so bad that unless God intervened, no flesh would be saved alive. Is physical preparation the answer? Should Christians do any type of disaster preparations? Does God have a plan to protect some or all Christians from the coming \u201chour of trial\u201d that Jesus spoke of? Who is promised protection and who is not? Is keeping the commandments enough? What has Jesus said His people should do? Are you supporting the work that needs to be completed before the end comes? Dr. Thiel addresses these issues and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here is a link to the sermonette video: Doomsday Preppers and Preparation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Put your confidence in God, not bunkers.<\/p>\n

Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

There is a Place of Safety for the Philadelphians. Why it May Be Petra<\/a> This article discusses a biblical \u2018place of safety\u2019 and includes quotes from the Bible and Herbert W. Armstrong on this subject\u2013thus, there is a biblically supported alternative to the rapture<\/a> theory. There is also a video on the subject: Might Petra be the Place of Safety?<\/a> Here is something related in the Spanish language: Hay un lugar de seguridad para los Filadelfinos. \u00bfPuede ser Petra?<\/a>
\nWhen Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2024, 2025, or 2026?<\/a>\u00a0Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the \u201cbeginning of sorrows\u201d? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000? Here is a version of the article in the Spanish language:\u00a0\u00bfPuede la Gran Tribulaci\u00f3n comenzar en el 2020 o 2021? \u00bfEs el Tiempo de los Gentiles?<\/a>\u00a0A related video is:\u00a0Great Tribulation: 2026 or 2027?<\/a> A shorter video is: Tribulation in 2024?<\/a> Here is a video in the Spanish language: Es El 2021 el a\u00f1o\u00a0 de La Gran Tribulaci\u00f3n o el Grande Reseteo Financiero<\/a>.
\nCould God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End?<\/a> Was a 6000 year time allowed for humans to rule followed by a literal thousand year reign of Christ on Earth taught by the early Christians? Does God have 7,000 year plan? What year may the six thousand years of human rule end? When will Jesus return? 2031 or 2025 or? There is also a video titled: When Does the 6000 Years End? 2031? 2035?<\/a> Here is a link to the article in Spanish: \u00bfTiene Dios un plan de 6,000 a\u00f1os?<\/a>
\nIs There A Secret Rapture for the Church? When and Where is the Church Protected?<\/a> What does the Bible really teach? Does the Church flee or is it taken up just prior to the great tribulation? Who really is left behind<\/em>? There is also a YouTube video with information Did Jesus Teach a Pre-tribulation Rapture?<\/a>
\nIs God Calling You?<\/a>\u00a0This booklet discusses topics including calling, election, and selection. If God is calling you, how will you respond? Here is are links to related sermons:\u00a0Christian Election: Is God Calling YOU?<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Predestination and Your Selection<\/a>; here is a message in Spanish:\u00a0Me Est\u00e1 Llamando Dios Hoy?<\/a>\u00a0A short animation is also available:\u00a0Is God Calling You?<\/a>
\nChristian Repentance<\/a>\u00a0Do you know what repentance is? Is it really necessary for salvation? Two related sermons about this are also available:\u00a0Real Repentance<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Real Christian Repentance<\/a>.
\nAbout Baptism<\/a>\u00a0Should you be baptized? Could baptism be necessary for salvation? Who should baptize and how should it be done? Here is a link to a related sermon:\u00a0Let’s Talk About Baptism<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Baptism, Infants, Fire, & the Second Death<\/a>.<\/span>
\nPhysical Preparation Scriptures for Christians<\/a>. We all know the Bible prophecies famines. Should we do something? Here is a version in the Spanish language Escrituras sobre Preparaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica para los Cristianos<\/a>. Here is a link to a related sermon: Physical preparedness for Christians<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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