from climaterealism
James Taylor
this new york times An attempt was made this week to sound the climate alarm with an article claiming that the world's most popular scent – vanilla – is about to disappear because climate change is wiping out the vanilla plant. In fact, objective data shows that vanilla production has doubled since 2000, and the market is currently oversupplied and saturated.
this era The article “This is how the world's most popular scent disappears,” states that vanilla is the world's most popular scent and is used in a variety of perfumes and other products. Citing anecdotal incidents such as the cyclone that hit Madagascar a few years ago during the annual cyclone season, era Claims super cyclone brought vanilla to the brink of extinction.
Interestingly, although era In an article just published yesterday, it was claimed that the best anecdotal “evidence” of vanilla's extinction was a hurricane that occurred during Madagascar's hurricane season back in 2017. according to eraMadagascar produces 80% of the world’s vanilla – in fact, it produces far less than 80% – and “therefore [of the 2017 cyclone]Since then, the price of vanilla pods has soared to nearly $300 a pound. Increasingly erratic weather, and pressure to cut down the forests where orchids live, are particularly worrisome for farmers…”
So why era Offers only anecdotal “evidence” that climate change is damaging vanilla crops, and why era Do we have to go back to 2017 to find such anecdotal evidence? The answer is because objective facts reveal era'The claim is false.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provides detailed information on global crop production, including vanilla. According to United Nations data, global vanilla production has doubled from 3.9 million kilograms of vanilla in 2000 to 7.7 million kilograms in 2022.
Vanilla is produced in such large quantities that farmers complain that overproduction results in low vanilla prices.
Nielsen-Massey's 2023 crop report states: “The 2023 vanilla harvest is expected to be one of the best in the past two decades, with production expected to reach 2,500 tons and of extremely high quality.”
The Crop Report noted that recent strong production has created an oversupply market. Crop Report added: “The oversupply has led to significant price cuts, creating economic challenges for vanilla growers as they sell the 2022 crop at low prices to meet daily needs.”
Wow, talk about it new york times Making the story completely backwards and wrong!
this new york times Seven years ago, during hurricane season, a hurricane hit Madagascar, causing vanilla prices to spike in the short term. This is the only “evidence” that climate change is causing the extinction of vanilla. In fact, vanilla production is so strong that the market is saturated with vanilla, a saturation that has farmers complaining. low price.
this new york times and other “mainstream” media outlets have long identified popular foods, drinks and luxury goods that climate change is said to be disrupting. As with all other such projects that raise climate realist concerns, vanilla is becoming more abundant, not less, as the planet warms modestly.
James Taylor
James Taylor is president of the Heartland Institute. Taylor is also director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy in Heartland. Taylor is the former managing editor (2001-2014) of Environment & Climate News, a national monthly magazine dedicated to sound science and free-market environmentalism.
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