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Food supply chains starting to crack under Covid-19.
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[quote:Daniel Higdon:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MTgzODgzXzcwNjM2QUEw] [quote:Jake:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MTgzNjIxXzZFMUNDRTBD] [quote:Daniel Higdon:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MTgzNTk2XzExQ0EzQzNE] [quote:Keilani:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MTgzMTgzXzdGQjI1MTJG] [quote:Halfbreedgal 73868407:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MTgzMDY5XzI2RkY4OA==] Well, a lady who works for a food vendor here in n.e. Alabama told me about two weeks ago that they can't get things like tortillas...and she's out of work..no other details...im a cashier at Wal-Mart,and make it a point to ask as much as I can. I talk to many truckers who also say the supply line is slowing [/quote] i agree, things are slowing, even though they restocked too many empty patches. there has been no hoarding for weeks yet sauce aisle almost empty, not even one ragu or prego here yesterday at publix [/quote] Unfortunately for low income shoppers, I'm seeing a lot of the less expensive brands are gone. I normally shop for less processed items with higher quality ingredients, but I can afford to do so. When my husband and I were raising small kids, I could not have afforded to buy the brands/quality of ingredients that I buy now. For example, I was able to find 2 5 lbs of King Arthur Organic unbleached flour, so I bought them. Didn't even look at the price. Years ago, I wouldn't have been able to do it. The rest of the flour aisle was pretty much picked over with not many selections. Same with pasta and pasta sauces. I do not shop at Walmart so I'm not sure what selection they have in my area. [/quote] And think about it, we are only 4 weeks into this, what happens if it is back in the fall? [/quote] It's frightening to think about. I hope that people who can have their gardens going and have seeds to start in the fall (for those in the South who can have a fall garden). [/quote]
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Update 4/12
After considering the consequences of adding to fears I have decided not to proceed with keeping this thread updated on a daily basis. Those who wish to share information and discuss the subject are free to do so. The anxiety I created for myself alone is enoigh for me to step back. I recognize my limitations and will no longer participate in this thread. We need solutions to problems rather than adding to the problem themselves.
Supply chains starting to crack. I work for a major food processing plant in the midwest. Someone I work with has family that works at the factory who supplies all of our plastic products. This particular factory supplies our company with 30,000 cups and lids of all sizes every few days. Apparently that plant is shutting down for 28 days. This will disrupt our ability to distribute our food products at the plant I work at. As of now we will be down the next 3 days for fog disinfecting the entire plant for a 2nd week in a row. With this disruption we are expecting an additional week to two weeks of no production which will significantly impact walmarts and grocery stores across the region.
This is the real deal folks. Food manufacturing in the midwest are now seeing disruptions. You know what will follow. Will keep this thread updated.
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