Tag Archives: Food Shortages

Yesterday.

Illinois, USA

“Remember those long lines you’d see on the television – people lining up in all kinds of vehicles just to get a box of food in their trunk? How quickly we forget! People were hurting!

“And what did the MAGA crowd want to do?! Forget it! Forget it! God! This is the United States of America! The idea that people would have to wait in line an hour or an hour and a half to get a box of food in their trunk! It’s just unbelievable!”

Us President Joe Biden.

Biden blames Russia’s war in Ukraine for food supply shortages and price hikes (CNN)

Meanwhile…

Hic.

The cold meats section at a London supermarket last March

This morning.

Via Reuters:

Britain’s supermarkets, wholesalers and hauliers were struggling on Thursday to ensure stable food and fuel supplies after an official health app told hundreds of thousands of workers to isolate after contact with someone with COVID-19.

Reuters reporters said food items were widely available in London shops although there were some shortages of bottled water, soft drinks, and some salad and meat products.

“We’re very concerned about the situation,” Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told Sky when asked about reports of empty supermarket shelves in some areas. “We’re monitoring the situation.”

‘Pingdemic’ grips Britain as fears of food shortages grow (Reuters)

Reuters