Bare shelves at the grocery store!

So far, with just an occasional exception, our shelves have been well stocked.
Same here. Our local Walmart Superstore is well stocked but people are panic-buying so some items sell out quick.
The store where we shop was only low on some frozen items today. (I prefer this store because it's small but it's a major chain.)
 

For first world people it really doesn't impact like what's happening to the poorest of 3rd world countries. People who depend on a loaf of bread just to survive.

"The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, has warned the conflict in Ukraine could send global food prices soaring, with a catastrophic impact on the world's poorest.

Ukraine and Russia are both major exporters of basic foodstuffs, and the war has already hit crop production, driving up prices.Mr Beasley said it was putting more people at risk of starvation worldwide.

"Just when you think hell on earth can't get any worse, it does," he said.

Russia and Ukraine, once dubbed "the breadbasket of Europe", export about a quarter of the world's wheat and half of its sunflower products, like seeds and oil. Ukraine also sells a lot of corn globally.

Analysts have warned that war could impact the production of grains and even double global wheat prices.

Mr Beasley told BBC World Service's Business Daily programme that the number of people facing potential starvation worldwide had already risen from 80 million to 276 million in four years prior to Russia's invasion, due to what he calls a "perfect storm" of conflict, climate change and coronavirus."

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60653856

"The country of Lebanon, 50%, give or take, of their grains, come from Ukraine. Yemen, Syria, Tunisia - and I could go on and on - depend on the country of Ukraine as a breadbasket," he said.

"So you're going from being a breadbasket to now, literally, having to hand out bread to them. It's just an incredible reverse of reality."

"Fertiliser prices had already been rising due to soaring wholesale gas prices. Russia also produces enormous amounts of nutrients, like potash and phosphate - key ingredients in fertilisers, which enable plants and crops to grow."

https://www.yahoo.com/video/war-ukraine-crisis-unleashing-hell-001148939.html
 
From what I've been reading since seeing @oldman's post above, a lot of experts agree with the article quoted by @Nosy Bee-54. This is probably going to be a difficult time of food insecurity for poorer countries that also import most of their food.

Let' hope that countries with food to spare will be generous with those in need. And also with their own citizens who cannot afford higher prices.
 
As well as the empty shelves, I noticed something else. All the stores which used to be open 24 hours are still at the restricted hours...Local grocery stores went to 6AM-11PM and have not yet resumed the 24 hours.
I wonder if they will ever go back. I know, initially it was so workers could clean and sanitize the stores overnight, as well as the usual restocking of shelves.
Yes. Winco Foods went back to 24 hours but Safeway which was open 24 hours, I believe closes at 2am and opens at 6.
 
Well today I popped into Aldi just to get some single boxes of tissues..they had none.. nor did they have any Dark chocolate triple swiss roll cake which is my favourite ..so I went to Aldi in another town , and they didn't have either of those items also.. so I went to a more upmarket supermarket where I do most of my shopping.. and they don't sell the aldi cake obvs.. but they didn't have any cube boxes of tissues tho'... either..:unsure:
..so I wonder if there's a paper or cardboard issue.. the cake also comes in a cardboard box...

Me masked up in the supermarket today..
me-march-14th-22.jpg
wearing my new sunglasses which I'd just collected an hour before..

I noticed about 50 % of people are not masked now...but I'm still a little bit nervous about going without a mask in an enclosed space ...
 
I noticed about 50 % of people are not masked now...but I'm still a little bit nervous about going without a mask in an enclosed space ...
Same for me, Holls. TBH, it doesn't bother me in the slightest to wear a mask for an hour or so while shopping.

With Omicron on the wane, I'm far more relaxed with vaxxed and boostered friends and family. Am even making a couple of lunch dates! One with a friend and another with my son and DIL. Many LA area restaurants have always had patio eating options. Since Covid, virtually all the rest have added them.
 
so I wonder if there's a paper or cardboard issue..
This is something I’ve been wondering about. Since they’ve downsized boxes of food and put less in them to save themselves money rather than just charge us more, they must be using more cardboard. Smoke and mirrors.

I noticed about 50 % of people are not masked now...but I'm still a little bit nervous about going without a mask in an enclosed space ...
This is about what it is here. While in sparsely occupied stores, I take my mask off and then put it back on around others or if in line.
 
Well today I popped into Aldi just to get some single boxes of tissues..they had none.. nor did they have any Dark chocolate triple swiss roll cake which is my favourite ..so I went to Aldi in another town , and they didn't have either of those items also.. so I went to a more upmarket supermarket where I do most of my shopping.. and they don't sell the aldi cake obvs.. but they didn't have any cube boxes of tissues tho'... either..:unsure:
..so I wonder if there's a paper or cardboard issue.. the cake also comes in a cardboard box...

Me masked up in the supermarket today..
me-march-14th-22.jpg
wearing my new sunglasses which I'd just collected an hour before..

I noticed about 50 % of people are not masked now...but I'm still a little bit nervous about going without a mask in an enclosed space ...
You look great. Sorry about the cake and tissues.
:) :(
 
Haven't been able to get my favorite gluten free crackers in stores or online for a year now. I emailed the company a couple of times and they auto respond with a zip code product finder link which is zero help.
 
Haven't been able to get my favorite gluten free crackers in stores or online for a year now. I emailed the company a couple of times and they auto respond with a zip code product finder link which is zero help.
what a shame , our Gluten free shelves are full as usual.

Yesterday however at the major supermarket there was nothing in the veggie freezers.. nothing except potato products...chips, hash browns, potato wedges etc.. not a green veg in sight, not even peppers or onions..
 
Haven't been able to get my favorite gluten free crackers in stores or online for a year now. I emailed the company a couple of times and they auto respond with a zip code product finder link which is zero help.
These are back (I don't know if you have a Trader Joe's in your area) Amazon also sells them. They're good.

  1. Trader Joe's Gluten Free Norwegian Crispbread 7.55 Oz (1 pack)
 
Am not seeing grocery shortages across the board. If I can't get what I need in one store it's rarely difficult to find it another. Prices are definitely climbing though.
 


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