Grocery store updates, shortages, recent stories!

One more thing I noticed at Publix, paper aisle rarely stays stocked, one day they did have Bounty and Charmin, I felt price really increased.

But anyways, in the same aisle as paper stuff there were these cool bins, well I decided I wanted more, but noticed that whole area of bins and stuff shrunk at one store, so went to another, and was way shrunk into just a small little area.

So, my thinking is either they're having hard time getting all these bins and stuff in OR, they're trying to clear out this aisle for some reason.

Again, this is not a hoarding issue, and they are not restocking these.

What I'm keeping an eye on are what are the items that are NOT being restocked. Are these items that were from China? Possibly.

Shelves seem fairly stocked now of food, except, does seem to be low on canned tomato sauce and stuff like Ragu.

Agree, OP, this is not a restocking issue at all. I've had premonitions from God about this happening for years. Time to be prepared for lack and scarcity of all the essentials.

Last Edited by telling it straight on 04/26/2020 11:16 AM

Yes, I agree, I've seen things in dreams and stuff too, that seemed to hint to this.

A while back I had a dream where I was working and everything ground to a halt and no one was working, but very few, so at the time I thought it was a lay-off, but then I felt it had so much more meaning, as it seemed like everything had stopped.

Then more recently I had dream I was in Nebraska in an art store and everything shut down, and there was people running out of store then HUGE earthquake and I ended up on a plane that was safe, I could see the earth rolling and people freaking out from plane. I know they say earthquake can signify financial upset.

LOL, that fact that someone would waste their time to put a one star on this thread tells me someone wants something hidden, not out in the open, like be quiet little sheep.

On "Sunday morning futures" Maria was talking about the coming meat shortages, skyrocketing prices...and how china is buying up all the meat at wholesale prices.

Wow, that's scary. I like her show a lot, I'll have to check it out. I've heard all these meat packing plants are shutting down due to COVID, such nonsense.

My store has some items barely stocked.

Canned fruit is not available except for a few off types.

Paper isle once bare now stocked with large packs of restaurant style napkins in place of TP and paper towels. Brawny, over priced, a dozen packs of 6 perpetually available.

Cheese is stocked thin.

Meat is WAY expensive.

Yeah, and why on God's green earth is China allowed to buy anything critical from us like meat? Why doesn't the Donald put a stop to this now???

Before a grocery store or supermarket chain can obtain product from a vendor, arrangements have to be worked out - logistical, legal and economic. The food service industry has plenty of food available, but it takes time to get all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed before product can be transferred from them to the store’s warehouses, thence to the store.

For example, there are plenty of frozen vegetables available as restaurant supply, but they’re in 10 and 25 lb. food service packages. They aren’t in retail packages, with all the required information, such as “nutrition facts”, that are required for legal retail sale.

You can thank government regulations and lawyers, primarily, for the delay.

Yup...she mentioned that too (closing of the meat packing plants). That's why china is able to buy the meat...they are buying the whole cow & process it in china.

I noticed the store limited entrance and exit routes. Blocked off to one way entrance/exit.

Concrete traffic barriers out in parking lot. Unused at the moment but they have them ready.

They are preparing for something coming. A shortage I think.


Supplies were sort of rationed since China fell. The real shortages will be coming where a LOT of stuff simply wont be available.

What would people do if we ran out of soap. All types.... dish soap, bar soap, detergent,


People would then converge on the remaining sanitation items left. What ever it is.



Military guarding grocery stores. Rationing enforced. It can happen and I think it's coming.

So why is the virus hitting the meat packing plants so hard?

What state are you in? I'm in Florida, and meat has been pretty steady lately, but like I said the service counter is now permanently close, which was higher end meat and seafood, and said "due to supply", so wow, like now they're admitting a supply issue.

They can no longer blame on hoarding, as there are limits, etc.

I am also noticing "restaurant" style/type items. I know the CEO of Sysco (restaurant food supplier), said he would start supplying stores, so what I noticed were meat items that I'm pretty sure are restuarant size/style. Maybe that's why our meat is still stocked.

Also coming to my mind, being in Florida, all these restuarants were shut down to cover up for a food shortage, they can divert that food to grocery stories, and blame it all on COVID>

restaurants stopped buying food, so those suppliers were just throwing produce away, euthanizing pigs and throwing them in a hole....

....and everyones been cooking at home, so those suppliers are struggling to keep up with demand.

Move near me (near Memphis). Plenty of everything in Kroger and Wal-Mart !!!! No one-way enforcement or masks required, either.

In another thread they said beyond meat was up 40+%. Perhaps this is how they push everyone into the fake GMO meat. I will at that point go vegan.

Fish is getting expensive. 2weeks or so ago a cashier told me that fish was going to be harder to find and more expensive.

NE Ohio.

Angus sirloin steaks only $3.99.....free grinding, too: [link to www.foodgiant.com (secure)]

can't fucking fish when everyone is closer then 6 feet apart!

Yeah, why is that? Just finding this whole thing suspicious.

Picked up 4 NY strip steaks for $32 yesterday. Lots of good cuts available in my area.

I was actually reading/listening to something the other day and they were talking about a couple of investors that were looking to open smaller meat packing plants, I think it was in Kentucky.

This is probably a much better solution. These big plants seem dirty and use illegals and all sorts of things, maybe a smaller business can do a better job.

Yes, we have some in the main meat area, and actually prices have been really good, my concern is looking ahead, the fact that the meat service counter is permanently closed, and they SAY it's a supply issues is huge, even though yes, I can still get steak in the main meat area.

Once again, I see this is another ploy to look like they have more than they do. They're spreading it all out in the meat area, along with the "restaurant" style meat, and yes, now looks very full.

BUT what would meat area look like without the service area being closed and the added "Sysco" meats.

Also, concerning is all this talk of meat processors shutting down, I think they closed the "cased" meat counter to make it look fuller in non-cased meats.

Last Edited by Keilani on 04/26/2020 12:27 PM

Food collapse was baked in before the fake virus.

Yeah, that's what I think, they knew this was coming. Oil was already dropping. There is a trade war going on and the petro dollar is in danger.

LIving in Florida, I did check out Marine Tracker to see if fishing boats were out, and they were. So, I'm thinking they're getting pass on it.

However, I know a lot of small local fishermen would probably rather get the increased unemployment for a few months than go out and work, LOL.

Western PA

our bleach, bottles once sold to commercial industry. No more normal consumer bottles of bleach available.

I believe paper products were first to run low. Due to size versus profit. The amount of storage space used cost more so less is stocked and replenished twice as often.

Masks are mandatory in all stores in my area. ALL stores have mandatory mask policy.

Third world immigrants working hard shoulder to shoulder and sweating like pigs.