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Food supply chains starting to crack under Covid-19.
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[quote:Too Dark Park™ Two:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MTg3OTc2XzkzMTdGODA=] [quote:Moon&Stars:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MTg1OTk1X0E0QjJDQjNG] I just got back from the store. Had to do it as the delivery orders from Kroger and HEB kept showing up without the eggs, chicken, fish, ice cream, frozen orange juice. Houston, west side - small, older neighborhood Kroger - most shoppers are within a few blocks - half of the neighborhood residents are over 50 yrs. old. At 8:30 am it was busier than I've ever seen it in 10 years. Most items were well stocked - produce, bread, eggs, cheeses, canned goods, coffee, meats and fish, frozen foods and juices, ice cream, soft drinks, chips, pet foods. Also laundry cleaners. Dish soap and other household cleansers in short supply. No toilet paper or paper towels. They did have facial tissues, so I bought a box. Also bought a pack of handi wipes towels in place of paper towels. The in store pharmacy was closed. New cashier in my lane was very abrupt, not friendly as I'm used to - the clerk bagging my groceries was a regular, made up for the cashier's attitude. No one working in store wore masks. Most shoppers did. And the taxi driver was so very nice, waited for me to shop without charging extra - and carried things upstairs for me. Made my day. Reporting from Houston's west side. :hf: [/quote] Glad I'm not in Houston anymore, but also glad they are holding their shit together. For now. :blink: [/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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