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How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Geographic Rebalancing of Food Production
As stagflation persists into mid-2026, Lucas and Luna examine a quiet but powerful shift: the geographic rebalancing of food production. With core inflation at 3.4% — the highest since October 2023 — and factory job cuts nearing financial crisis levels, supply chains are shortening and relocating. Lucas traces how high input costs are pushing staple crop production from the Central Valley back into the Midwest, using concrete examples like the 11% drop in San Joaquin Valley rice acreage since 2022. Luna brings in data on Colorado's 15% increase in greenhouse vegetable capacity. The hosts…
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