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Showing Original Post only (View all)When do we start seeing the empty shelves? [View all]
I have heard that it takes about two to three weeks for the present supply chain to run its course.
If that is true, and nothing is done to stop the trade war, then we might expect to see some shortages as early as next week.
Will people be rushing to buy toilet paper? Or other items they have grown accustomed to getting from the China supply line?
It was reported just last week that China had stopped 12,000 tons of pork from coming into their country. That's a lot of pork chops!
Also, it has been reported that a lot of empty containers are arriving.
Some have commented that the supply chain is in worse shape than during the Covid pandemic?
Any opinions about the oncoming shortages?
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You got pork backwards. China loves pork but cancelled order for US 12,000 tons. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2025
#2
MSNBC report I just saw said LA seeing 44% drop in container traffic starting to happen. Pity the workers...
dutch777
Apr 2025
#11
Books are excluded from tariffs? Is that so Trump can still sell his Bible made in China at the bargain price of $59.99?
tetedur
Apr 2025
#34
Don't know how you feel about freeze-dried fruits and veges but I find them acceptable
EverHopeful
Apr 2025
#25
The crisis will outlast any stashed food but good appliances & devices will outlast the crisis. . . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2025
#31
Well, I'm seeing a lot of sold out items--especially refurbished (but popular) cell phone models,
hlthe2b
Apr 2025
#16
Online.. Amazon and other sellers as I said. Search various products--especially recent & refurbished.
hlthe2b
Apr 2025
#24
Aldi carries stuff from Canada and places like Belgium, Germany and so on.
mucholderthandirt
Apr 2025
#44
He has gone back and forth so much I do not know where we sit. Last I heard he pulled back.
LizBeth
Apr 2025
#29