if this continues, how long will the food supply really last?

I think the hoarding will slow and people go back to their usual shopping it will be ok

Listen shit for brains,you are in no position to call anyone a dumb ass.That is the stupidest thing I have read on here today,and that's saying a lot.If it gets so bad that you quarantine a whole factory,people will be at home.They will not go in a factory that is contaminated.You truly are a fucking moron.

Plant a garden, raise some chickens (layers and broilers), find a farmer you can get some freezer beef, bet a HUGE feezer, generator and some fuel just incase the power goes out.

I have been worried about this too. ...and don't forget the early winter of 2019 wiped out those who attempted a late crop after the floods. China lost their fowl and swine to disease. Freaking Locust Plague just plowed thru Africa, Pakistan, India and into the belly of the beast, last I heard.

I am wondering. Does "food is on the way, no problem" remind anyone else of "We will be testing millions of people, next week"

Yes. I'm thinking food is going to be a big problem.

What do we need during emergencies that isn't made here?

Depends on location and local food growing, the us's going to have food shortages in some places, and none in others depending on if truckers can actually ship the food or not.

Farmers are likely to work their lands even during a pandemic, but will that food get to people is another question.

I tend to agree. Eventually people won't have money or room to keep hoarding.

If we are really running out of food they will just send people back to work.. most of the people who are being told they can't work would survive the virus.. most of the at risk people aren't even employed.

I think there is plenty of food. The problem is some people are not letting it get delivered. I heard someone say their walmart is loaded with toilet paper & other stuff but they were told not to stock the shelves.

I see fucking sheep, everywhere !

Anybody caught bsing on site anthrax to face

Son runs a grocery store. He says theres been no shortage but he is limiting food like meats and such. One pack of chicken, one pack of hamburger, one pack of steaks, ham, hot dogs, etc.. He says people fuss and such but he tells them no. You're going to have to think of other people and their families, too. He's got 4,000 people a day coming in and out of that store.Hes got yo have enough for everyone, so he's limiting everything. I dont blame him. Its only right to limit people to 1 of certain items.

it better be just like it's always been,
or it's just another big fail for the Federal Government.

We haven't stocked up on any food.Just have the normal amount in our fridge and cupboard that usually lasts about a week or two.
I would hate to have a huge stock full of frozen and refrigerated goods and then have the electricity go out.

It's hard to believe that we are depleting the RESERVES we have of wheat, beans, and other grain commodities.

Food just needs to be processed and packaged and shipped and stocked in stores.....it's not that we're almost OUT of food.

Americans will continue to eat like pigs.

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Plus places to put it all.

Wheat planting in the us is at 100 year lows - when there is a profit to be made the plantings will rise to meet demand

I won’t even answer the poll because it’s the wrong question. Anyone with any level of IQ should have long since been ready and prepared. No excuses.

What really matters is how long are idiots willing to tolerate a lock down over a supposed illness that is not killing anyone (besides what the TV tells your stupid ass and you believe) and when will you defy those orders?

What if 6 months go by?

Yep. I’m a young guy in good shape, but since I’ve been in quarantine a week ago I must have already gained 10 pounds.

Shut up and hand me the onion dip.

Food supply will be fine, IF PEOPLE KEEP GOING TO WORK.
America has yet to decide what direction it will be going towards...... Total martial law or letting the free market handle it self. The free market easily has the ability to handle this. But most people are = being sold on the lock down.... not everyone, there are alot of judges not enforcing orders. The problem is some jails are also releasing inmates as well.... In-fact the only way to handle this is independence of the mainstream medical community. This will either be a delay of the New Order and push back to later dates. Or its game on right now.... we still have not encountered the mass infection stage. The problem is people are not being told about natural alternatives to treat this.... Iodine in your lungs will wipe almost any lung virus / bacteria out in a very short amount of time. This is not in the days of world war 2 , where people grew victory gardens and kept going on with everyday life. We have too many cowards in this country now.... the best way we can handle this is to ABSORB IT. Not lock down...... work on your own health because the virus is not avoidable it looks like.
I have been working on a document that needs to get sticky on this site for everyone's health and well being.

here in new zealand supermarkets are crying out for staff to fill the shelves there is food but no staff to fill the shelves,

Ok... so help me with this. Let’s say a canner produces 100,000 cans of green beans one day, 100,000 cans of corn the next,... 5 different types of fan vegetables a week for 500,000 cans a week.

They have 3 months stock between their warehouses and the wholesalers and distributors and stores. 6,000,000 cans in the supply line.

Then corona hits... in a matter of weeks all their stock in the pipeline is sold and demand is still twice what they can produce. This would seem to make sense given that the stores are unable to restock can goods quickly.

Reasonable?

So they need to increase production to at least 1 million cans a week just to meet demand... forget about the pipeline.

Do you have enough commodities - green beans, kidney beans, corn, etc..

No.. not in February. You have to find some on the open market out of South America or god knows where. Those farms are unlikely to have excess produce. Besides, their country may be having runs on food too.

Where am I wrong... seriously. How can these canneries catch up on production until the crops start coming in later this year?

Same goes for cattle. They are not created by a vending machine.. they have to be birthed and raised and fattened up.

Chickens - quicker growth period bust still in months.

I am not buying into the argument that there is plenty of food on the way.. I don’t think they have it. At the very least - prices goin’ way up.

Are we going to continue to ship most of our meat to China to be processed and packed and then be shipped back here? What about the huge quantities of grain and other crops we sell to them and other countries?

Here's the problem. Supply chain. One person, with the aid of machinery does what dozens used to. The tractor stops, so does everything else. That one farmer falls ill, there's hardly anyone with the requisite knowledge anymore.

My family have farmer for generations, but things have changed so much in the industry, the old timers would be out of their depth.


In the recent past, many people had back gardens. Most grew food, especially during ww2. Now?

Are we all ready to go back to an agrarian lifestyle? Not many probably, that's why there are so many migrant workers in the industry. They are going to be your new masters because of their knowledge, if it all does go tango uniform.

Download a gardening book while you can!

Keep safe and healthy everyone.

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I have a feeling in about 6 months to a year that the Food Bank won't be begging for food for the poor. Food drives will be effortless, as people get rid of the all the spam, beans, mash potatoes, canned (yukkie) vegetables, and macaroni they spent too much money one stacked under their beds and in their garages.

Churches will be drowning in donations of TP and paper towels too and diaper products people bought for their kids that out grew them too quickly for their stash.

There will be some shortages, the pickled onion people probably don't count as essential workers in a pandemic.