Getting ready in advance is key to avoid major shortages at stores.
Whenever people start noticing that a major shortage is unfoding or may be ahead, they rush to the stores to hoard the their favorite items before they completely disappear. And in 2023, things will be no different. 2022 was a very complicated year for food production, and now we’re seeing how this is affecting the availability of certain products at our local supermarkets. Getting ready in advance is key. Now is the time to check out your pantry and list what’s missing so that next time you go grocery shopping, you know exactly what to get to and which shortages to expect.
For instance, if you’re long waiting to eat some corn with your barbecue this summer, you should probably go to the stores and buy some while it’s still available because supplies are getting tight. Everything started when the world lost one of the leading providers of corn, Ukraine, which hasn’t been exporting grain since the conflict with Russia broke out in February 2022. On top of that, other major corn producers like Mexico and Brazil have been reporting lower corn yields, and the countries are deciding to keep most of their supplies on land instead of sending them to US markets. American corn producers have also dealt with their fair share of challenges in recent years, especially as extreme weather devastated millions of acres of crops, and many farmers faced issues getting enough fertilizer to grow the grain. These factors are likely to contribute to major shortages at stores, not only of corn itself, but a series of corn-based products, like oils, syrups, and snacks. Certainly, prices won’t be the same as they were last summer, so if that’s a staple in your household, don’t forget to stock up your pantry before shelves get barer.
This is the season for some ice-cold beer while we gather with our friends and family and watch our favorite sports game. But for a third consecutive year, a global shortage of carbon dioxide is reducing the supply of this beloved beverage at grocery stores. The bubbling agent is also harder to obtain than it was a few years ago. According to Axios, carbon dioxide is a solid form of dry ice, which was heavily utilized for the shipping of COVID-19 vaccines. Already stymied, the carbon dioxide supply chain suffered more damage when a major production facility in Mississippi became contaminated by a nearby volcano in September of 2022.
Consumers are noticing that Diet Coke has been harder to find this year. Just as for beer, the production of the soda has been rocked by a double whammy of shortages in aluminum – used to make cans – and carbon dioxide. Last year Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said the industry had experienced an ‘earthquake’.And it seems unlikely shortages will soon ease. The drink has a very low-calorie count.,and it is very popular in the United States in the world. Diet Coke uses ingredients, such as aspartame and acesulfame potassium instead of sugar. This gives it a sweet taste without adding extra calories. But these artificial sweeteners are also facing supply shortfalls, that’s why we can still see the traditional version of Coke on store shelves, while the sugar-free beverage continues to disappear.
But what we’ve seen so far is just the begining. Seasonal demand is about to squeeze grocery supplies even further during the summer months, and we should start preparing for the chaos at stores in the best way we can. Many more products can vanish from our local supermarkets before year’s end, and you can keep tuned with our channel to know what shortages are coming next and how to prepare for the challenges that are ahead of us. For that reason, today, we listed several foods that will likely be in short supply in the coming weeks and months so you can stock up before shelves are wiped clean.