Growing Your Own Food Amid Supply Chain Stress
Fertiliser costs remain structurally elevated following 2022 spikes, signalling persistent food inflation ahead. With diesel constraints, fragile logistics, and geopolitical stress stretching global supply systems, food security is becoming a genuine economic concern. The Reserve Bank of Australia will eventually cut rates when something breaks, not when inflation hits targets. Markets remain reactive rather than prophetic, waiting for confirmation before repricing assets. Bond markets appear positioned for eventual stimulus and money printing. Meanwhile, the real signal lies in fundamental resilience. Growing your own food represents economic diversification away from just-in-time supply chains. As global systems show increasing brittleness, redundancy in food production becomes rational risk management rather than speculation.
