Leo Hohmann – Leo’s Newsletter Aug 18, 2026
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Get ready for another round of sticker shock at your local grocery stores and food markets.
The nation’s largest bank has just put out a chilling report that confirms what I have been warning about since the first week of March: A global food shortage is coming, caused by war and bad weather, leading to widespread famine as we get into 2027.
In a report titled Food Security Is National Security: A Compounding Storm, a team led by London-based senior global economist Nora Szentivanyi warned that disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz and the emergence of a potentially historic El Niño could weaken crop yields, constrain agricultural production, and keep food inflation elevated through the first half of 2027.
While we in America, Canada and Europe can expect to pay higher food prices and may have to cut back elsewhere, other countries will be in worse shape. Think about the migration storm that will cause, as people in the Third World leave their countries and head for wealthier countries that have more food.
“Successive shocks since COVID have compounded, eroding food production capacity and keeping food price pressures elevated into 2027,” Szentivanyi said, warning that “this is not a short-lived shock; it has reduced the likelihood of near-term disinflation, and the food inflation cycle is likely to exert pressure through 1H27.”
JP Morgan Chase’s report on a looming food crisis rocked the internet as people posted on it across social media platforms today.
What this means is that a larger segment of the population is going to wake up and start stocking up. That means prices will go up even faster than they have been, as demand increases, and those prices will rise faster than they would have if the masses hadn’t been suddenly jolted into reality by an establishment institution like JP Morgan Chase and all the press coverage that entails.
So before it’s too late and bulk purchases become exorbitant, I’d say now is the time to purchase in bulk if you can afford it. For those not in a position to buy in bulk, start buying an extra can or two each time you go to the grocery store and hopefully by next year you will have a stash that’s able to ease the pain.
Farmers facing shortages or overly expensive fertilizer, depending on their financial position, can either absorb the cost, use less of it or switch crops. Each choice would reduce supply and raise food prices after the next harvest.
“Rising fertilizer prices could lift global food inflation temporarily to 4-5%,” warned Szentivanyi, author of the JP Morgan report. She expects the most severe impact on food prices to appear after a months-long lag time, once we get into 2027.
That will bring another inflation shock for Americans who are still dealing with a price shock on gasoline, diesel and food prices.
Why JP Morgan sees a threat to the food supply
According to MoneyWise, the Middle East supplies roughly 42% of global urea exports and 27% of ammonia exports, two key fertilizer ingredients for staple crops.
The Iran conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted those supplies. JP Morgan said nitrogen fertilizer prices rose between 25% and 50% from late February to April, while nitrogen markets are expected to remain tight through the second half of 2026.
Nitrogen fertilizer must be available when crops are planted and there are no widespread strategic reserves. JP Morgan estimates damaged fertilizer plants could take up to four years to repair, while some natural gas facilities could take up to five years.
Grain supplies also face pressure, thanks to the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine’s agricultural exports fell about 75% year over year during the first two weeks of August, as Russian attacks nearly halted Black Sea shipments. Ukraine produces around 6% of the world’s wheat and 11% of its corn.
Ukrainian strikes have also closed major grain terminals at Russia’s Novorossiysk port. Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter, shipping $9.2 billion worth of it in 2024.
Iran war getting ready to heat up again as Trump makes new threats and Iran promises more aggressive stance
Now that the 60-day Memorandum of Understanding has expired in the U.S./Israel-Iran War, both sides are talking about restarting attacks on the other.
President Trump even threatened today, August 17, to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of negotiations with Iran.
Shockingly, a detailed post to X over the weekend by former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene stated that she has sources on the inside of the Trump administration who have reported to her that Trump has also discussed the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Iran.
Greene spent years as one of Trump’s most ardent supporters before breaking with him and eventually leaving her Georgia congressional seat after Trump threatened to unseat her in the primary election by running one of his toadies against her.
Writing on X on Sunday, Greene claimed that White House discussions of the nuclear option have gone considerably further than the public debate surrounding the war has suggested.
According to Greene, Trump and senior advisers are “discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran in strategy meetings.”
I have repeatedly warned, most recently in my August 5 post, that the Iran war comes with a high risk of going nuclear. This would send radiation throughout the region and beyond, further destroying food crops, potentially for 10 years or more.
Trump, in my opinion, is exactly the type of leader who would resort to nuclear weapons if he thought that was his only way of avoiding defeat in a regional conflict against an opponent (such as Iran) that refuses to submit to his gunboat diplomacy. I believe if Trump was to decide to go down that route, it would backfire and only hasten the demise of the post-World War II American-led world order.
Backing up Greene’s allegations are the reports last week that the U.S. Pentagon is rewriting its nuclear doctrine to allow for first-strike use of shorter-range tactical nukes in a regional war scenario.
Meanwhile, Iranian leaders have repeatedly said they’re done talking with U.S. negotiators whom they see as untrustworthy peace partners. They announced they plan to wait until a new president takes office before restarting talks.
According to an August 17 Reuters report, Iranian leaders have also decided to take a new approach to the war, changing to a “fully offensive” military posture instead of merely responding defensively after each new military strike by the U.S. and/or Israel.
All of this adds up to more uncertainly and chaos in a world that is already drowning in it. It also adds further support to my theory that Trump was allowed a second term for the very reason that he is a known chaos agent who will not hesitate to turn established U.S policy and military doctrine on its head. Before the globalist power elites can implement their long sought after digital reset, they must first destroy what’s left of the old order. Trump is helping them do that in spades.
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Reform UK is preparing to unveil the biggest shake-up of the welfare system “in a generation”, with plans to abolish personal independence payments (PIP) for working-age adults and save an estimated £50bn a year. The party’s treasury spokesman, Robert Jenrick, set out the proposals in an article for The Sunday Telegraph, ahead of a full 50-page policy paper due on Monday. Nearly three million people would see their disability or sickness payments withdrawn or changed under the plans. Jenrick has acknowledged the human cost directly, writing: “We will not pretend this is painless.” He argued the current system amounted to “suicidal empathy”, adding that “dumping our young people onto welfare isn’t compassion; it’s neglect”. (Photo: Getty)
> Nation’s biggest bank warns of global food ‘crisis’ in 2027, citing bad weather and wars in Iran, Ukraine
That’s intelligent. Ask the jew.
> “Rising fertilizer prices could lift global food inflation temporarily to 4-5%,” warned Szentivanyi, author of the JP Morgan report.
So she says “temporarily”.
> ‘This is not a short-lived shock.’ Meanwhile, Trump is reportedly considering use of nuclear weapons against Iran
Then he says not. Yet he’s quoting her!
> According to MoneyWise, the Middle East supplies roughly 42% of global urea exports and 27% of ammonia exports, two key fertilizer ingredients for staple crops.
I heard once that things grow. I remember seeing yellow and white flowers in hedgerows, before the hedgerows were mowed down to create immigrant housing, and I’m pretty sure the farmers weren’t fertilising those.
> Grain supplies also face pressure, thanks to the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine’s agricultural exports fell about 75% year over year during the first two weeks of August, as Russian attacks nearly halted Black Sea shipments. Ukraine produces around 6% of the world’s wheat and 11% of its corn.
LOL. Do you remember when the jewkraine was “the breadbasket of Europe” and “80% of the world’s wheat” came from there? At least their using the right figures now. Of course, they’re still not telling you that the rest of the world is making up the difference. They even forgot to tell you that the war has actually decreased the breadbasket’s output by 35%, which is sloppy propagandering.
> Ukrainian strikes have also closed major grain terminals at Russia’s Novorossiysk port. Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter, shipping $9.2 billion worth of it in 2024.
Russia covers half the world. They have hundreds of sea terminals to ship from. Not a single grain will be lost by that.
> Greene spent years as one of Trump’s most ardent supporters before breaking with him and eventually leaving her Georgia congressional seat after Trump threatened to unseat her in the primary election by running one of his toadies against her.
That’s not what she herself told you, but it doesn’t matter. She was fake retired so she could work the other side and do the work of preventing you ever actually doing anything to fight back.
> According to Greene, Trump and senior advisers are “discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran in strategy meetings.”
And then her “toadie” runs to her and spews it out? Hardly.
> Trump, in my opinion, is exactly the type of leader who would resort to nuclear weapons
What, unlike all the others? I thought Pootin was the world’s most maniacal antichrist character?
He couldn’t drop them anyway. Not without inventing them first.
> All of this adds up to more uncertainly and chaos in a world that is already drowning in it
Well done on not mentioning the number one reason for that: Dead Eyed Immigrants.
Rothschild, Medici & Fuggers: Hidden Power of Money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4KoG-KJi1w
If we run out of meat I can soon turn vegan. Most of them are a bit boney and some are pretentious oiks, but if they’re the only meat I can find for the pot I’ll eat vegans every day.
10 August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkg472Ia1Q “The Real reason for the Iran War: Huge profits for drumpf insiders and Big Oil
Insiders of the drumpf administration have been widely accused of corruption/ insider trading & market manipulation related to the US war on Iran. Ben Norton analyzes the evidence, showing why this may explain Washington’s contradictory policies… flip-flopping between bombings and peace talks’
15 July/ 7.11: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-jd-vance-kushner-witkoff-exploiting-negotiations
00:00 Trump TACOs on Iran War
01:40 USA has no clear strategy
02:49 Market manipulation
04:30 Oil market volatility
05:50 Options trading
06:49 Iran alleges US corruption
08:31 Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner
09:56 Insider trading accusations
10:57 Shady trades on Wall Street
11:28 Corruption in US Congress
12:43 Trump sells early access
14:12 Big Oil sees record profits
14:42 USA is losing the war
15:22 Rich oligarchs are winning
17:27 Outro
18 August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfPzKpl8BOA “drumpf’s latest corruption scheme may be his most brazen yet: his Truth Social company is selling early access to potentially market-moving presidential posts for as much as $100,000 a month, with more than 10 customers/ high-frequency trading firms/ already signed up/ Dina Doll via Meidas Touch
14 August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqfIwP_tEk0 When Meidi Hassan asks Ty Cobb former drumpf WH lawyer/ he dropped drumpf in 2018/ whether drumpfs new Attorney General, Todd Blanche/ could try to discredit the results of the 2026 midterms/ Cobb’s answer is simple — “we’re screwed.”…..
16.56 How bad is the drumpf corruption right now? < any rational observer would have to acknowledsge that we have never seen corruption at this level anywhere in the world…"
15 August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ8s5ZN40fI 'Democrat Exposes Blanche’s Cover-Up, Flags Trump’s ‘Sexual Assault’ of 14-Year-Old' / Hook Global
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse/ 1:50:59: ❗️"Well, look, I've been around law enforcement for a long time. This is the first time I've ever seen a prisoner allegedly in danger be transferred to a less secure setting not to a less secure setting. It makes no sense. So, in the Epstein files ❗️ Todd Blanch's fingerprints are all over the screw up and the cover up."
21 February 2026 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ayhlsRoytYo Ghislaine Maxwell and her brother spotted on the street./ comments/ "She responded to her real name and he covered his face – a million percent Maxwell with her brother."
(drumpf not amused in his doghouse….)
Anyway Every Body Anywhere
h.a.n.d. have a nice day 😎
CIA O
” This is the first time I’ve ever seen a prisoner allegedly in danger be transferred to a less secure setting
to solve the problem of danger, right? You move the prisoner to a more secure setting”: USrahell maga hacker maga miga fingerprints all over the place but the picture is clear….
Funny/ fell a sleep with headphones on/ while returning to the waking state heard this Bright Democrat Senator Whitehouse Do The Right Thing….
Clear : THSB Trojan Horse Shit Bag drumpf is no pedo protector those who say so have crypto fake j. drumpfs shit in their eyes …brains/ he is a diablo pedo numero uno himself….stealing you blind / yo all like that don`t you..??.
((( 12 November 2015 https://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-compares-ben-carson-to-a-child-molester-video/ “It’s in the book that he’s got a pathological temper,” drumpf told “Erin Burnett OutFront,” speaking about Carson’s autobiography. “That’s a big problem because you don’t cure that … as an example: child molesting. You don’t cure these people ❗️You don’t cure a child molester. There’s no cure for it. Pathological, there’s no cure for that.” / slip of the tongue of orange snake/ mask fell off )))
18 August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HLan5Zdzak FBI Letters ❗️ drumpf Trafficked Girls To Epstein & The Saudis | Kyle Kulinski
25 December 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP9rzWlc1Tc The trial of Nicolae & Elena Ceaușescu was held on by an Exceptional Military Tribunal
USA held hostage by drumpf regime ….Stockholm syndrom?/ USA:…..MC Military Coup the only option left….”every day a new secret.wrote this psycho pedo in his pal eppy’s 50th birthdaybook/ January 2003″/ don`’t wait for Iran to take out this insane trainwreck drumpf c.s.
Anyway Every Body Anywhere
h.a.n.d. have a nice day 😎
CIA O