Is The U.S. Food Supply Under Pressure?

 

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Food Supply Is Under Pressure, From Plants to Store Shelves 

The U.S. food system is under renewed strain as Covid-19’s Omicron variant stretches workforces from processing plants to grocery stores, leaving gaps on supermarket shelves.

In Arizona, one in 10 processing plant and distribution workers at a major produce company were recently out sick. In Massachusetts, employee illnesses have slowed the flow of fish to supermarkets and restaurants. A grocery chain in the U.S. Southeast had to hire temporary workers after roughly one-third of employees at its distribution centers fell ill. 

Food-industry executives and analysts warn that the situation could persist for weeks or months, even as the current wave of Covid-19 infections eases. Recent virus-related absences among workers have added to continuing supply and transportation disruptions, keeping some foods scarce.  

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WNU Editor: The U.S. is not the only country whose food supply is under pressure .... Stability uncertain after global food prices surge 28% in 2021 (Successful Farming).