Tag: Shortages

Even club stores that often have several pallets of eggs in their coolers are being affected by the egg shortage.

I made a trip to Walmart for something the computer said was in stock. Turns out they have some pretty bad inventory problems.

The problem seems to be shortages of raw materials and manufacturing problems that lead to plants being shut down.

War, drought and politics once again threaten our food, energy and the supply chain, no doubt leading to more inflation.

The big question in 2023 is not going to be “Will there be food on the shelves,” but may be “Can people afford the food on the shelves?”

In most cases, avian influenza doesn't survive the summer as high temps kill off the virus. That's not the case this year.

Hot dry weather in the Midwest and drought in the West hurt U.S. crop yields. Combined with the war in Ukraine, food will be tight.

Crops losses around the globe are mounting, many caused by drought or flooding. Here's a list of 33.

Americans have always aimed to exceed our limits, but now we are being constrained. That can't last. Time to change course.

While gas prices may be dropping, the price of everything else seems to be rising. On our recent road trip, costs were up 17 to 87 percent.