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Food supply chains starting to crack under Covid-19.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 78785509:MV80MzQ5ODI1XzgwMDQyMTE5X0I0MEQwREM2] It doesn't matter where people eat. It shouldn't have made a difference if kids were eating lunch at school or home. Or family eating at a restaurant or home. So, why has food not been harvested to go to a produce outlet if nothing else? They can tell you where a head of lettuce came from to track for e-coli but they can't figure out how to direct traffic from areas that are well stocked to areas where there are shortages? BS. The food shortages are being engineered. I went to a grocery store today. Not a big chain but an independent grocer and it gets worse every week. The things they are out of they have continued to be out of. Here are the shortages I've seen: Butter Cheeses Chicken Thighs with skin and bone, same with the breast. Hamburger shortages and high prices Dog Food Dry Beans Canned veggies except tomatoes they seemed plentiful Rice Packaged macaroni, rice dishes and Hamburger Helper and pasta type stuff. Paper products including napkins. Sugar Flour Bread It makes me very nervous because I know it is gradually getting worse. I've been pricing a/c units and they are sold out in many models and don't know if or when they can be re-stocked. You'll notice where the shortages are when you need to find something you don't normally buy when it comes to bigger items or home goods. [/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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