Do food and water prices go up in a drought?

Question

How much do they go up? Any examples?

Answer 1

Yes, because of the law of supply and demand. However, their are laws against it going too high even so. That's called "profiteering".

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Normally, water prices do not go up, but automatic free water at restaurants and bars goes away, you have to ask for it. Bottled water should not change price as it comes from other supplies and is too expensive anyway. Food prices eventually go up, but only when the food comes from drought areas and commonly our food comes from lots of different areas. This is for industrialized countries and limited droughts, not whole nations like is happening in Africa.

Answer 4

During a drought, food supplies are low. Often the vegetables and fruits don't have enough moisture, so they are smaller and less sweet or tasty in other ways. And, of course, there is not enough water. Even the meat is tough because there is not enough moisture. Back to supply and demand. That's why it is very important to turn off water when you are not using it. Like when you brush your teeth, don't run the water while brushing. And, try xeroscaping your lawn so you don't have to water it much if at all. Xeroscaping is using plants native to the area so they don't die and still landscape your area nicely.

Answer 5

Yes example your city water bill would go up in a drought because everyone wants to water their lawn if it isn't raining....so their bill is going to be higher....then usually the city puts limits on when you can water you lawn...Also fruit and veggie prices go up because everyone wants a piece of the pie! Do you get it?

Answer 6

Generally, anytime there is a natural disaster, or an emergency, the greedy tendencies of shop keepers tend to drive the prices up.

This happens for a couple of reasons. The primary is instant gratification of profit. The second is actually to deter people hoarding supplies.

Answer 7

Golly, that sure is a tough question. Try this experiment. Go without water for a week and then tell me what you'd pay for a drink. That should give you a clue.

Answer 8

it is called supply and demand
food prices will go up because farmer have to pay for all the water they use on there crops

Answer 9

duh, of course because now U have to get the water from somewhere else,like fron a canal,which in turns makes it more expensive to grow crops in a dry envionment.water in my state is a real large issue,so bad now we're building a canal to the 4 corners region just to get the water from the rivers up there because we've depleted our ground water resources by now. I live in albuquerque new mexico.

Answer 10

i don't know how much they go up, but usually when the demand for something is higher, the cost of it goes up!