A worker shortage exacerbated by the omicron surge has led to empty meat cases and grocery shelves nationwide [via CivilEats]
, and when disruptions occur, fresh produce tends to be out of stock first, since it goes bad so quickly. To offset those shortages, BrightFarms’ Lightfoot said his company has been “shipping larger deliveries, but it is difficult to offset the tremendous volume that comes from West Coast field growers.”
Finally, there’s the weather. A string of snowstorms hit the East Coast last week, and in an emailed statement, Giant attributed its supply shortages to weather in addition to of labor. “It doesn’t have to be local,” either, explained Andrew Novakovic, an emeritus professor of agricultural economics Cornell University. An ice storm that closes roads in Iowa, for example, could stall pork shipments to stores in warmer locales.
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