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U.S. Navy explainer video, from Bureau of Medicine and Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego, insists CoViD vaccines are voluntary because they are still considered experimental/emergency use only:

U.S. Navy explainer video, from Bureau of Medicine and Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego, stating that CoViD vaccines are not for children because vaccine testing did not include children, and the FDA did not approve the vaccines for use in children:

Delaware: FEMA begins mass-vaccinations in Dover!

Florida: FEMA to spend at least $245-million in taxpayer funding for CoViD vaccination ops!

Hawaii: FEMA to spend at least $87-million in taxpayer funding for mass-vaccination operation!

Idaho: The Gem State is one of as many as a dozen states that say they need more data before they accept FEMA operations!

Maryland:

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Captain Michael Fedner.

Maryland’s gov’na toured the state’s first mass-vax site in the parking lot of Six Flags in Bowie, 05FEB2021.

Mississippi:

U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer First Class Caine Storino.

In Gulfport, on 08FEB2021, U.S. Navy SeaBees (construction engineers) built what is being called a “CoViD Vaccine Administration Camp”.

U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer First Class Caine Storino.

It was a ‘proof of concept’ build to see if such vaccine administration camps were feasible.

U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer First Class Caine Storino.

The small camps are intended to issue 250 vaccines per day, and could also be used for ‘humanitarian assistance’ around the globe.

Missouri:

Photo by Chad Ashe.

On Fort Leonard Wood (my Army Basic & Advanced Training alma mater), Nutter Field House was used to hold a mass vaccination event for military personnel on 05-06FEB2021.

New Hampshire: FEMA (taxpayers) will somehow cover the cost of state/local level pandemic operations!

New Jersey: FEMA to begin mass-vaccinations!

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Barry Riley.

14FEB2021, U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force-531, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, began assisting FEMA’s mass vaccination ops in Somerset.

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Barry Riley.

13FEB2021, Department of Defense’s Task Force North East arrived at FEMA Region 2’s Operations Center, in Earle, for what’s being called “whole-of-government CoViD-19 response”.

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Barry Riley.

13FEB2021, at New Jersey National Guard headquarters in Sea Girt, U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force-531 goes through FEMA orientation for mass-vaccination operations.

New York:

U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher S. Muncy.

The National Guard helped to open a mass-vaccination site at Yankee Stadium, 05FEB2021.

North Carolina:

U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Corporal Isaiah Gomez.

On U.S. Marine Corps’ Camp Lejeune, the Wallace Creek Fitness Center is now a mass-vaccination site for military personnel.

Oregon: FEMA to spend $4.5-million in taxpayer funding for vaccine distribution ops in just one county!

Pennsylvania: Convention center to become mass-vaccination site!

Texas: FEMA to open three mass-vaccination sites!

Washington:

Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel.

More than 150 National Guard personnel are operating four mass-vaccination sites in Spokane, Kennewick, Wenatchee and Ridgefield. Also, the National Guard is conducting a mobile vaccination operation targeting nursing home residents.

Washington DC: Local DC area officials ask FEMA to ‘help’ federal employees to get vaccinated!

Department of Defense says it will assist FEMA in mass-vaccination operations!

FEMA wants pharmacists to volunteer for mass-vaccination duty!

Biden wants at least 1-hundred FEMA mass-vaccination sites across the U.S.!

FEMA (taxpayers) to pay for CoViD funerals!

Pandemic Shenanigans: RESTAURANT HELL!

Operation CoViD-19, March 2020: NEW NORMAL NATIONAL GUARD

Idaho, Influenza

Pandemic Shenanigans: Restaurant Hell!

Image February 15, 2021 Hutchins AAron

Here’s an incomplete list of links to news media reports on the latest pandemic related restaurant shenanigans, as of 14FEB2021:

CANADA: Restaurant patron arrested for punching worker, biting customer over facemask regulations.

UNITED STATES: Celebrity chef says “It’s the toughest time in the restaurant industry at least in the last 30 or 40 years or so”, and adds that for an unexplained reason CoViD paranoia is targeting restaurants owned by specific ethnic groups!

Close, Reopen, Repeat. Restaurants Don’t Know What Covid-19 Will Dish Out Next.

Arizona; Is the restaurant industry recovering?

California; Iconic restaurant, and major contributor to San Francisco’s economy, now proclaimed to be ‘rowdy & racist’!

List of Bay Area restaurants that have shutdown since the beginning of February.

Restaurant owners beg Alameda City to ease CoViD restrictions, 80% crash in revenues!

Restaurant apologizes after getting threats for firing employee who wore racist face mask!

Apparently restaurants have been charging huge delivery fees (to cover their costs of using third party delivery services), so one city had to create a law to control it!

Los Angeles County gives restaurant workers vaccine priority.

New robot restaurant opens.

Stanislaus County restaurant shutdowns blamed on CoViD.

Riverside County inspections result in shutdown.

San Bernardino County inspections result in shutdowns.

Florida; Hot dog joint was actually an illegal drugs operation.

Central Florida Teacher Fought Students Outside Fast Food Restaurant.

Orlando reports CoViD restrictions shutdown 29 restaurants, but boasts that 25 new restaurants opened.

Hawaii; Restaurant manger calls Honolulu’s CoViD restrictions “disappointing”.

Idaho; City of Boise loses 41 restaurants to pandemic restrictions!

Iconic Boise diner thriving in pandemic, opens new locations.

Idaho Falls restaurant Garcia’s thriving in pandemic, opens new location in Pocatello.

Photo by AAron Hutchins, December 2020.

But don’t get too excited for the economy, Garcia’s is opening in the former Chili’s location, which shutdown without warning, or explanation, towards the end of last year.

A Montana based ramen restaurant opening in Pocatello despite pandemic.

Photo by AAron Hutchins, October 2020.

In Pocatello, the iconic and beloved Chang’s Garden shutdown without warning last October, just confusing signs reading “Sorry we are closed” and “Hiring server” on the door.

Photo by AAron Hutchins, October 2020.

It was known to loyal Chang’s fans that the husband and wife owners had been wanting to retire for several years, and they apparently used the pandemic as an excuse to sell the location to New Yorkers who created Tokyo Belly Sushi (they chose Idaho because New York is too expensive to start a restaurant). I don’t like fish.

Photo by AAron Hutchins, February 2013.

Chang’s opened in1994, and I had been eating there since 1997, 20-plus years of awesome General Tao (not Tso!) Chicken and Hot & Sour Soup, and occasionally Honey Walnut Shrimp.

CoViD-19 Shenanigans 2020:

Photo by AAron Hutchins, October 2020.

Golden Corral shuts down 18 years old Pocatello location.

Iowa; Despite one in six restaurants shutting down due to the pandemic restrictions, one buffet chain is actually expanding operations.

Massachusetts; Pandemic restrictions final nail in the coffin for Boston Tex-Mex.

Nebraska; Restaurants create delivery co-operative in an attempt to stay alive!

New Hampshire; Pandemic and bad weather puts restaurants “in survival mode”.

New Jersey; Restaurant owners say despite expanded outdoor seating, reservations are way down.

New York; Pandemic not stopping racist promotional event for restaurants owned by a specific ethnic group.

Restaurant owner declares New York “the worst run state”.

Domino’s and other food joints fail inspections with numerous violations!

North Carolina; Local restaurant defies state order, warns customers that staff does not wear masks!

Pennsylvania; Restaurants slated to get millions in state taxpayer funded CoViD relief funding!

Lancaster County restaurant inspections find soil and pink slime.

York County restaurant inspections find rodents and dirty deep fryers.

Ohio; Restaurant that managed to stay open despite pandemic, is shutdown by vandals.

Oregon; Snow storm causes multiple outdoor restaurant tents to collapse!

List of permanent CoViD restaurant shutdowns in Eugene and Springfield.

South Carolina; Social media post sparks shooting at Spartanburg restaurant.

Texas; A single day closure cost a Dallas restaurant “at least $100-thousand”!

List of Austin eatery shutdowns, blamed on weather.

Washington; Restaurant shifts to retail sales to stay alive!

Restaurant owner says vandalism of his eatery might be an act of racism.

Washington DC; Bill proposed to loan restaurants as much as $10-million each for CoViD relief! (Is it truly ‘relief’ or just kicking the can down the road?)

Wyoming; Restaurant owner says they are struggling with CoViD seating restrictions.

Capital Press: 110-thousand U.S. restaurants shutdown in 2020!

Pandemic Shenanigans: Anti-vaxers using CDC’s own vaccine data to support their cause, as many U.S. states stop using CDC data now that Joe Biden is President!

Combination of pandemic, logistics, market and labor shenanigans: Global Sugar Shortage, better stock up now!

Technology

Last Flight, and Salvation, of 1503

Video February 14, 2021 Hutchins AAron

After 29-thousand-985 flight hours, and 25 years of service, the U.S. Coast Guard retired HC-130H #1503 on 21JUN2019. Its final flight was from Clearwater, Florida, to Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Video of final take-off, by Petty Officer Second Class David Micallef:

Then, on 10FEB2021, it was revealed that 1503 had been saved from certain death in the scrapyard!

Photo by Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC), Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

According to the MyCG (Coast Guard) report, in December 2020 the Avionics Electrical Technician (AET) School located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, acquired 1503 for hands-on avionics training: “Thanks to the coordination between our AET School Chief, our Training Delivery Branch, and our partners at the Aviation Logistics Center, we were able to save this aircraft from demolition and repurpose it as a valuable training aid.”-Captain Brian P. Hopkins, ATTC commanding officer

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class Sara Romero.

In September 2018, 1503 deployed to Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in response to Hurricane Florence.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class Sara Romero.

1503 was loaded with hurricane relief supplies, which included parts for a MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter.

USCG video, 1503 taxis out for Hurricane Michael, October 2018:

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

August 2017, Hurricane Harvey response in Texas. Notice that ‘1503’ is painted in gold, that’s because 1503 became the oldest active HC-130H in USCG inventory in 2017.

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

1503 preps for take-off to conduct Hurricane Matthew damage assessment, October 2016. You can better see the FLIR pod hanging from its nose like a grey booger.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class Michael De Nyse.

October 2016, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Hurricane Matthew response.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class Michael De Nyse.

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

In November 1998, while operating out of Kodiak, Alaska, 1503 crashed during bad weather.

The 1500 though 1504 series of USCG HC-130Hs were originally ordered under a U.S. Air Force (USAF) contract. 1503’s USAF # was 73-0844. Over the decades, 1503 has been based in North Carolina (1994-2010) and then Florida in 2011, but operated where ever needed.

Vehicle I-D: KC-130 SUPER C-O-D

KC-135: THE LAST ISO FOR THE 916TH

QF-4: PHINAL UN-MANNED PHANTOM PHLIGHT

Utah: PHINAL PHANTOM PHLIGHT, NO MORE USAF F-4 PHANTOMS!

Technology

NASA’s twisty-bendy F/A-18A

Video February 14, 2021 Hutchins AAron

The Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) program (aka Boeing Phantom Works X-53) sought to determine the advantages of twisting flexible wings for primary maneuvering roll control at transonic and supersonic speeds, with traditional control surfaces such as ailerons and leading-edge flaps used to aerodynamically induce the twist. The idea is to design lighter, more flexible high aspect-ratio wings for future high-performance aircraft, which could translate to more economical operation or greater payload capability.

NASA photo, February 2003.

Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) F/A-18A (acquired in 1999 from the U.S. Navy) undergoes wing torsion testing at NASA’s Flight Loads Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, March-April 2001.

NASA photo, March 2001.

NASA Photo by Tom Tschida, April 2001.

Official NASA video:

NASA says the AAW program actually began in 1996, on paper. Wings from NASA’s retired F/A-18 #840, formerly used in the High-Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) project, were modified and installed on #853.

NASA photo, October 2001.

New paint-job, October 2001.

NASA photo by Tony Landis, 24OCT2001.

NASA Photo by Tom Tschida, 21MAR2002.

Before the official public unveiling, Centennial of Flight Commission decals were place on both sides of AAW 853, below the aft portion of the cockpit. NASA says the AAW program was influenced by the fact that the Wright Brothers twisted the wings of their Wright Flyer to get it to turn.

NASA Photo by Tom Tschida, 21MAR2002.

NASA photo by Tony Landis, 27MAR2002.

In March 2002, NASA officially unveiled the modified AAW F/A-18A.

NASA Photo by Tom Tschida, 21MAR2002.

NASA photo, August 2002.

More wing torsion/vibration testing, August 2002.

NASA photo, August 2002.

NASA Photo by Tom Tschida, 22AUG2002.

15NOV2002, NASA photo by Tony Landis.

First flight of AAW F/A-18A #853 was 15NOV2002.

NASA photo by Carla Thomas, 15NOV2002.

During early flights it was determined that some of the original F/A-18 wings panels were too flexible at high speeds to create the desired roll rate. The leading edge flap was divided into individually controlled sections, which seemed to solve the problem.

07FEB2003, NASA photo by Jim Ross.

February 2003.

07FEB2003, NASA photo by Jim Ross.

25JUN2003, NASA photo by Jim Ross.

Chased by another NASA F/A-18A, June 2003.

Official NASA video, 2003:

NASA photo, December 2004.

Flying over the U.S. Borax mine, near the Rogers Dry Lake, December 2004.

15DEC2004, NASA photo by Carla Thomas.

Official NASA video:

Official NASA video, March 2005:

The AAW program was officially completed in 2005. The total cost of the AAW testing is estimated at $45-million.

NASA photo by Tony Landis, 18JUN2009.

In June 2009, the AAW #853 got a new lease on life, replacing an older NF-15B Integrated Resilient Aircraft Controls (IRAC) test aircraft, becoming the IRAC F/A-18A.

06APR2010, NASA photo by Tony Landis.

By April 2010, the tail flash/stripe was changed from reading AAW, to FAST (Full-scale Advanced Systems Testbed).

Official NASA video, 853 first flight as IRAC, April 2010:

06APR2010, NASA photo by Tony Landis.

One of the side benefits of aircraft testing is the creation of new computer systems which can be applied to other aircraft, military and civilian.

06APR2010, NASA photo by Tony Landis.

NASA VIKING, NO NOT THE MARS LANDERS! OR, LAST FLIGHT OF A VIKING.

F-16XL LAMINAR FLOW, ONCE AGAIN NASA (TAXPAYERS) SAVING THE ‘PRIVATE SECTOR’ AIRLINER INDUSTRY!

NASA’S 737, TEST-BED FOR THE CIVILIAN AIRLINER INDUSTRY!

International

U.S. Taxpayers fund Japanese military vehicles for Iraq, again!

Image February 13, 2021 Hutchins AAron

Once again, Toyota is involved with supplying vehicles for military forces, and this time they’re openly being paid for by U.S. taxpayers!

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Armando Vasquez.

On 26JAN2021, almost U.S.$1-million worth of militarized Toyota four-by-fours were given to Iraqi ‘security’ forces, paid for through the U.S. Al Asad Air Base Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund (CTEF) program.

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Armando Vasquez.

The Toyotas were part of a total package of $6.6-million worth of vehicles, that included HMMWVs, “divested” to the Iraqi security forces!

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Armando Vasquez.

U.S. taxpayers have a long history of supplying Iraq with vehicles.

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Roger Jackson.

Divestment of U.S. HMMWVs to Iraq, 29JUN2019.

U.S. Army photo by Master Sergeant Horace Murray.

A U.S. purchased Mercedes truck being staged for ‘divestment’ to Iraqi security forces at the Besmaya Range Complex, 20JAN2018.

U.S. Army photo by Specialist Travis Jones.

U.S. supplies Iraqi security forces with Toyota 4X4s, at Camp Al Asad, 26DEC2017.

U.S. Army photo by Corporal Tracy McKithern.

U.S. funded vehicles divested to Iraqi security forces at the Besmaya Range Complex, 03AUG2017.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero.

This U.S. supplied Iraqi HMMWV was nicknamed Project One because it was the first to be overhauled by an Iraqi maintenance crew at Taji.

Photo by Specialist Sarah De Boise.

In April 2008, U.S. and Iraqi military leaders met in Mosul to discuss supplying Iraqi security forces with new vehicles. It was believed that by providing U.S. taxpayer funded vehicles to Iraq, that Iraq would be able to take care of its security concerns and the U.S. could draw-down its military forces.

U.S. Army photo by Specialist Joshua R. Ford.

In September 2006, the U.S. military gave the Iraqi city of Bayji $670-thousand worth of sewage trucks, trash trucks and a 25-ton crane. None of them made in the U.S.

World War 3: RUSSIA BACKS UP BLIND-BAT-NEWS’ CLAIM AS TO WHERE ALL THOSE TOYOTAS ARE COMING FROM!

False Flag 2015: U.S. ALLY JAPAN SUPPLIES ISLAMIC STATE WITH CONVOYS OF NEW TOYOTAS! NISSAN & FORD AS WELL!

International

U.S. Taxpayers give German and Japanese vehicles to Georgian Border Police!

Image February 13, 2021 Hutchins AAron

Defense Threat Reduction Agency photo by Andrea Chaney.

On 27JAN2021, the U.S. Embassy in Georgia presented 15 vehicles, made by Suzuki and MAN, to the Georgian Border Police.

DTRA photo by Andrea Chaney.

The vehicles were funded through the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Proliferation Prevention Program (PPP).

Georgian Border Police photo.

For several years the United States, other NATO members as well as the European Union, have been spending their taxpayer’s money on building up Georgia’s border police.

29JUL2020: European Union peacekeepers deploy new observation vehicles to Georgia’s border with Russia.

27JUL2020: U.S. provides Georgian border guards with modern all-terrain vehicles.

19OCT2019: Georgia receives 15 brand new vehicles from NATO.

January 2019: U.S. multi-agency Super Surge

U.S.

Biden’s Borderland: Flip-Flopping President, Illegals, Drugs and Flowers?

Video February 11, 2021 Hutchins AAron

Welcome to borderland hell under the new U.S. President, incomplete list of links to main stream news reports from 04-11 February 2021:

New study says more than 14.4 million people are living in the United States illegally, and they have given birth to nearly 5 million children while in country!

Alaska:

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

U.S. Coast Guard captured illegally fished halibuts west of Cape Barnabas, 04FEB2021. The fish were turned over to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

California: Border Patrol agents looking for undocumented immigrants rescue man who fell on Otay Mountain

San Francisco group claims to have given away millions in donated CoViD funding to illegals, yet reports say there are still thousands of illegals saying ‘show me the money’!

City council forces farmers to pay ‘pandemic hero pay’ to migrant workers!

Florida:

Photo by Petty Officer Third Class Jose Hernandez.

On 04FEB2021, the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) off-loaded about 7-thousand-250 pounds (3289 kilos) of cocaine at Port Everglades.

Stop buying your damned Valentine’s Day flowers from other countries! U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Branch (did they intend the pun?) Chief Abel Serrano, Miami operations (90% of foreign grown flowers and 61% of foreign grown produce go through Miami), explains why:

Photo by Petty Officer Third Class Jose Hernandez.

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC-903) off-loaded about 11-thousand-8-hundred pounds (50712 kilos) of captured cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades, 08FEB2021.

U.S. Coast Guard photo.The U.S. Coast Guard, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, captured a boat with eight illegals from Cuba in it, off the Florida Keys, 08FEB2021.

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Illinois: University scholarships for illegal students underway!

Indiana: Family service group going to spend taxpayer CoViD funding on convincing immigrants to get vaccinated

Massachusetts: Pro-immigrant organization raises CoViD money for illegals!

New Hampshire: Surprise! New Hampshire Democrat joins other Democrats in opposing CoViD funding for illegals!

New Jersey: Half of illegal immigrants in Hudson County Jail refuse to get CoViD vaccination

New York: Political candidate for office of Mayor of NYC wants taxpayers to fork-out $25-million for food program for illegal immigrants!

Puerto Rico:

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

U.S. Coast Guard halts illegal ‘passenger for hire’ operation (too many people in the boat and no certificate of operation) near Rincon, 07FEB2021.

Texas: U.S. Border Patrol reunites i mmigrant baby, smuggled into the U.S., with parents

Citizen arrested for smuggling an illegal to San Antonio

Bandidos Gang Member From Texas Sentenced For Transporting Undocumented Immigrants

Authorities searching for tanker with possibly 80 migrants after desperate 9-1-1 call.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo.

On 08FEB2021, temporary cages, I mean processing centers, were completed in Donna, due to the permanent processing center in McAllen being renovated.

And in remote Carrizo Springs, a new children’s cage center, capable of holding 7-hundred children, is being built at Biden’s behest!

Washington: The leftist government of The Evergreen State will give $70-million in taxpayer CoViD funding to illegals!

Washington DC: ICE canceling operation targeting illegal immigrants with sex crime convictions!

Biden’s Homeland Security Department now wants illegals to get taxpayer funded CoViD vaccinations!

Biden flip-flops, will continue Trump policy of blocking illegals coming through U.S.-Mexico border!

U.S. border agents report rise in crossings by families and children as Biden White House now warns migrants not to come!

Biden’s Borderland: PRESIDENT FLIP-FLOPS AS PRO-ILLEGALS SAY NOT ENOUGH IS BEING DONE!

Drugs, the American wat, January 2019: Death Party

Business/Economics, Idaho, International

Global Sugar Crisis, better stock up now!

February 11, 2021 Hutchins AAron

Since the end of 2019, agricultural analysts have been warning of a global sugar shortage and thanks to a combination of pandemic, logistics, market and labor shenanigans, it is now upon us. Here’s a list of links to news reports and food industry analysis, as of 10FEB2021.

New medical study says sugar promotes cancer killing Gamma-Delta T-cells!

Sugar shortage results in massive growth of sugar free chocolate market!

Global organic coconut sugar market expect to be worth U.S.-$442.8-million by 2027.

Monk Fruit sugar market expects steady growth until 2026.

Pandemic to affect organic sugar markets until 2025?

Predictions for the future of the global sugar market.

Brown sugar market predictions until 2029.

Powdered sugar market predictions until 2026.

Is there demand for sugar made from Dates?

Myths about sugar health risks debunked

European Food Agency: Decades of logistical and government policy failures of European Union’s sugar industry, and now global shortages, results in a massive taxpayer funded study to solve the EU’s sugar supply chain problem.

AUSTRALIA: Aussie farmers told to focus on sugar production, to profit off the sugar shortage in Europe!

INDIA: Sugar farmers go on strike saying they haven’t been paid for their last sugar harvest!

Shipping container shortage and skyrocketing transportation costs halt sugar exports: “India has exported around 70,000 tonne [metric tons] so far. The container shortage, however, is affecting exports. Sri Lanka consumes around 60,000 tonne of sugar from India every month. But the freight costs have gone up from $250 per container to $1,000 between January 2020 and January 2021. Afghanistan consumes 60,000 tonne of sugar from India every month and freight costs for Afghanistan have gone up from $125 per container to $550 per container. There has been a sharp increase in freight rates and shipping is pretty tight at the moment.”-Rahil Shaikh, ‎MEIR Commodities India

INDONESIA: Government tries to expand sugar production by relaxing sugar licensing regulations, it fails due to lack of technologies and skyrocketing costs of operations.

KOREA: North Korea blames food shortages, including sugar, on the pandemic.

PAKISTAN: Government to attempt to import another 0.5m tonnes of sugar to overcome shortage.

PHILIPPINES: Long term sugar shortage expected.

THAILAND: Black Sugar (the result of farmers burning sugarcane fields, not to be confused with Japanese Kuru Sato) increases due to lack of migrant farm workers caused by pandemic restrictions!

UNITED STATES: Sugar Processors Raise Prices as U.S. Faces Possible Sugar Shortage.

Florida; NASA releases images of Florida’s burning sugarcane farms (black sugar)

Georgia; Coca-Cola reports largest drop in volume production since World War Two, blames it on the pandemic!

Idaho; I live in Southeastern Idaho and since last year soda-pops made with 100% sugar (instead of 100% high fructose corn syrup, which is what the overwhelming majority of sodas are made with) have been disappearing. In the past two weeks 100% sugar sodas have all but completely disappeared from local grocery store shelves (except for some very expensive gourmet sodas sold in individual bottles).