re: Are we going to acknowledge food shortages yet?

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To be fair,

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Dumbest possible way to start a post.

My kids were hooked on grape Capri Suns (Roaring Waters). Haven’t been in any stores for at least 4 months now.

I think the shortages were much more acute last year during the lockdowns

I went to Rouse's when the power was still out (Rouse's had a generator). I only purchased non-perishable stuff but there was still a lot of cold stuff available. But when the power came back on it was like a bunch locusts went in there. The package cheese was completely out and they have a large selection.. No Pillsbury biscuits.. Most soft drinks were out.. no mayo.. Bread was picked over. But they had a lot of milk, some meat and a lot of bottled water. That was last Friday and I need to go tomorrow I'll see if it has been stocked.

Chip shortage is a disaster

Trying to paint a couple of bedrooms right now and have gotten halted midway thru because Sherwin Williams has a terrible shortage

Random one — drink a good bit of Gatorade and there is a massive shortage there too. I think I read due to polyethylene/polypropylene issues with their bottling.

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Paying people to stay home was, and is, a major cause of all of what we are seeing

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Most jobs are pretty awful. I’m guessing that people really won’t want to go back to their old lives.

Child care is also an issue for poor people.

There is a combination of factors that are driving this:

1) Lack of workers in the manufacturing sector (including food processors)
2) Lack of workers in the ports (Shipping is stacking up, there are lots of container ships sitting off the west coast)
3) There is a shortage of cargo containers to move goods in from overseas
4) There is a shortage of truck drivers to move the items from the ports to the distribution facilities
5) There is a lack of workers in the distribution facilities
6) There is a shortage of truck drivers to move items from the distribution centers to the point of sale locations
7) There are chip shortages that are impacting multiple sectors including the automotive industry
Several of these are a direct result of the government handouts that remove the incentive to work.

There are probably more that I am forgetting

All of this combines to create huge ripple effects in the supply chain of products to our store shelves. There have been numerous warnings that we will experience large shortages during the Christmas season. I suggest that if you need to buy the toy or device of the day as a Christmas present, don't wait until the last few weeks.

Part of the problem is transportation. Labor shortages, Covid, and weather conditions have slowed delivery to stores.

The wal mart warehouse in Robert was inoperable from Ida until a couple of days ago. All the wal marts in the area pull from Robert. Hence why Walmart shelves were empty.