Title: CONSUMER ALERT: COVID-Caused Food Shortages Due to Broken Supply Chains - San Diego Consumers' Action Network
Headings: CONSUMER ALERT: COVID-Caused Food Shortages Due to Broken Supply Chains
CONSUMER ALERT: COVID-Caused Food Shortages Due to Broken Supply Chains
Anticipated 2021 Food Shortages
Other Anticipated Shortages and Price Increases
Price Increases May Be Hidden By Retailers
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Content: One of the more ominous signs: The consumer price index, which tracks how much U.S. consumers pay for a basket of goods, rose 2.6% in March from the year-ago period. Slightly more than half of Americans say they already have or plan to stockpile food and other essentials, says a recent poll from Sports and Leisure Research Group, Engagious and ROKK Solutions. The main reason cited: fears of a resurgent pandemic, which could lead to disruptions such as new restrictions on businesses. Anticipated 2021 Food Shortages
Availability of produce has been impacted by farm worker safety and transportation disruptions. Among the list of foods that have been in short supply include: Canned tomatoes
Canned corn ( due to demand and trucking infrastructure)
Soups
Canned meats, including Spam and hot dogs
Rice
Flour, sugar & yeast (too many people having taken up baking!) Eggs
Peanut butter
Dried beans
Meats (pork, beef and chicken)
Garlic (because most of this crop is grown in China)
Milk (farmers are dumping because they can’t ship this perishable product)
Beer (due to shortage of aluminum cans)
Mason jars and lids (such as those produced by Ball or Kerr) because of increasing canning. These spot-shortages are likely to continue through the Fall and Winter of 2020-2021.