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Food supply chains starting to crack under Covid-19.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 78663919:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5NDY1NDc4X0EzQTUyNjhE] If you have been following this thread then you are aware of what is going on. The supply chain is locking up. The first to get noticeably hit is pork. To put it simply: processing plant disruptions are causing a backup at the farms because the hogs cannot be processed. As more hogs are stuck at the farms the prices drop and farmers can’t afford to hold onto them so they are culled. Meanwhile prices increase because of the limited amount available due to reduced finish product. More concerning is that this same problem can occur anywhere in the supply chain: feed, farms, plants, delivery and retail. To be clear, this does not just impact the prices and availability of pork chops but everything that uses pork as an additive or primary ingredient. This can also happen to chicken, beef..etc. Taken one step further, this can happen to any packaged or refined good. . [/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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