FOOD SHORTAGES (must read)

I think it depends on the store chain. Our Walmart was wiped out over the weekend and still have a number of empty shelves - why? Because everyone shopped at once and the chain wasn't prepared for such large runs on certain items.

On the other hand, our Ingles is perfectly stocked.

Strangely enough, our local grocery store is hiring up to 98 people and doing on the spot hiring. I don't know why.

If there were food "shortages", they would instead be laying off staff.

cows don't grow in one week, chickens cannot lay an infinite amount of eggs in this universe, rice doesn't spring into existence in an instant (not to be confused with instant rice)

Hi all

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I run the Grocery department here in New Mexico at Target, and have been working retail for over 6 years.

I have never seen anything like this before. It's getting worse as the days pass too. It all started last week on friday, when they shut the schools down in New Mexico. We got stampeded, they bought everything I had.

And we're not getting more.

Sure, we get trucks in, but maybe only 1% of what was sold.

As soon as more product comes in, it's gone faster then you can blink.

We're not getting nearly enough replenishment, and more and more things sell out and more and more empty shelves are appearing.

We have absolutely no more water either

My frozen food is completely drained, literally. Not a waffle, frozen hamburger, chicken, fish in sight.

My backstock is completely gone. i have nothing to work out from the back onto the shelves.

This is a major crisis and will only get worse.

There will be NO uptick in the amount of trucks we get per week either.

We've been out of eggs since last week and they haven't sent more.

I assume this will only get worse as time passes and more and more states lockdown.

Peoples shopping mentality has shifted from a daily/weekly buying to just outright hoarding. Due to this, many many many things are selling out FAR quicker than we can get more in.

I've talked to my vendors as well, since they travel to more than just one store. They said its the same story everywhere they go.

I hope you have stocked up fellas, this can only get worse. If you haven't stocked up, and you run across food/water, STOCK UP.

Thank you for all you do guys, this is my contribution back to you.

Correct! As a farmer/rancher who spent 46+ years milking cows and goats it takes a long, long time to increase supply for milk.

Cows need to be at least 18 months old before being bred to produce a calf. That takes 9 full months, then the milk comes. Most dairy cows can produce for up to a year IF well cared for . They are usually rebred during that time of milking, given a short vaca, then drop another calf and on and on. If a dairy farmer is a good shepherd of his herd he will try to give each cow at least two to three months of rest, meaning NO milking during the last two to three months before another calf is born. After the first three to four months the cow will start to drop in production and as the calf would have started eating grass or hay on it's own this is nature taking care of the cow and letting her rest and recoup.

It is five months for a goat and sheep from breeding to kidding or lambing. Same thing for these livestock.


Chickens are a whole different story but it takes time to raise them up and for them to start to lay.

Even IF they started today none of the farmers and ranchers could help fill the void of lack of food for nearly 6 months to a year or more.

People wake up! Plan on slim pickings for a long, long time!!

Just think how much more food, toilet paper, hospital beds,ventilators and testing kits there would be if we didn’t have 50 million illegals leeching off of our system.

If there were food "shortages", they would instead be laying off staff.

I call it BS, manufactured by dem's (never let a crisis go to waste!!) they will be culled in November for making a mojuntain out of a mole hill!!

What makes you think people will be panic buying milk indefinitely? Your conclusion makes absolutely no sense!

The Democrats are putting on incredible political pressure and making this coronavirus an economic catastrophe.

Correct! As a farmer/rancher who spent 46+ years milking cows and goats it takes a long, long time to increase supply for milk.

Cows need to be at least 18 months old before being bred to produce a calf. That takes 9 full months, then the milk comes. Most dairy cows can produce for up to a year IF well cared for . They are usually rebred during that time of milking, given a short vaca, then drop another calf and on and on. If a dairy farmer is a good shepherd of his herd he will try to give each cow at least two to three months of rest, meaning NO milking during the last two to three months before another calf is born. After the first three to four months the cow will start to drop in production and as the calf would have started eating grass or hay on it's own this is nature taking care of the cow and letting her rest and recoup.

It is five months for a goat and sheep from breeding to kidding or lambing. Same thing for these livestock.


Chickens are a whole different story but it takes time to raise them up and for them to start to lay.

Even IF they started today none of the farmers and ranchers could help fill the void of lack of food for nearly 6 months to a year or more.

People wake up! Plan on slim pickings for a long, long time!!

the south is stable, mostly because southerners are stupid and refuse to believe any of this,

Hi all

I've been an avid lurker on GLP for almost 10 years and finally decided to upgrade to a full membership to overcome bans. The info on this website related to COVID is unmatched

I run the Grocery department here in New Mexico at Target, and have been working retail for over 6 years.

I have never seen anything like this before. It's getting worse as the days pass too. It all started last week on friday, when they shut the schools down in New Mexico. We got stampeded, they bought everything I had.

And we're not getting more.

Sure, we get trucks in, but maybe only 1% of what was sold.

As soon as more product comes in, it's gone faster then you can blink.

We're not getting nearly enough replenishment, and more and more things sell out and more and more empty shelves are appearing.

We have absolutely no more water either

My frozen food is completely drained, literally. Not a waffle, frozen hamburger, chicken, fish in sight.

My backstock is completely gone. i have nothing to work out from the back onto the shelves.

This is a major crisis and will only get worse.

There will be NO uptick in the amount of trucks we get per week either.

We've been out of eggs since last week and they haven't sent more.

I assume this will only get worse as time passes and more and more states lockdown.

Peoples shopping mentality has shifted from a daily/weekly buying to just outright hoarding. Due to this, many many many things are selling out FAR quicker than we can get more in.

I've talked to my vendors as well, since they travel to more than just one store. They said its the same story everywhere they go.

I hope you have stocked up fellas, this can only get worse. If you haven't stocked up, and you run across food/water, STOCK UP.

Thank you for all you do guys, this is my contribution back to you.

whats your store number and name so we can verify this

whats your store number and name so we can verify this

Correct! As a farmer/rancher who spent 46+ years milking cows and goats it takes a long, long time to increase supply for milk.

Cows need to be at least 18 months old before being bred to produce a calf. That takes 9 full months, then the milk comes. Most dairy cows can produce for up to a year IF well cared for . They are usually rebred during that time of milking, given a short vaca, then drop another calf and on and on. If a dairy farmer is a good shepherd of his herd he will try to give each cow at least two to three months of rest, meaning NO milking during the last two to three months before another calf is born. After the first three to four months the cow will start to drop in production and as the calf would have started eating grass or hay on it's own this is nature taking care of the cow and letting her rest and recoup.

It is five months for a goat and sheep from breeding to kidding or lambing. Same thing for these livestock.


Chickens are a whole different story but it takes time to raise them up and for them to start to lay.

Even IF they started today none of the farmers and ranchers could help fill the void of lack of food for nearly 6 months to a year or more.

People wake up! Plan on slim pickings for a long, long time!!

Exact same (crazy) situation during the great .22LR ammunition famine of the Obama years. !

People were panic hoarding .22LR ammunition. No ammunition was seen on the shelves for months. People were calling their friends who worked at Walmart and showed up to meet the trucks. Folks were selling .22lr ammunition online for outrageous gouged prices.

Eventually it settled down.