Coronavirus and its effect on food supplies.

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As many of you are aware, the coronavirus has hit Canada already. Cases have risen from 1 to 33 in just over a month. We have a rate higher than the USA (106 cases yet 10 times the population).

While the virus can be treated and contained, panic is not as easy to contain. Manitoba, Sask, & Alberta have not seen any cases yet it is next to impossible to find hand sanitizer. Line ups at Costco are already taking place here.

Shipments of storable food are in grid lock as the producers are getting 10-20x the order volume in. We would normally carry around 100 cases of Wise Company & 2 dozen MRE star cases. We now have none and cannot get anymore. It not the end of the world, but we will soon see food shortages in the coming weeks. Please make sure you have enough groceries in case your supper market runs out!
 
Thanks for the heads-up.

If you guys cannot secure more supplies then clearly it's a real run on the products.

Do you stock Mylar Bags and Oxygen Absorbers ?

Next best step would be to buy large bulk bags of Rice & Beans, Flour & Sugar and put them into bags.

Then, even if not needed for this emergency, they are available for 25 years and can be rotated into regular consumption.
 
On sunday when we were grocery shopping at 2 stores we noticed that there were no Bananas left. Really weird as they come from Central America. Has anyone noticed this in their town?

We are going to try to buy what ever we can, however since many distributors also have a retail side, they may hold back allot for their sales.
 
Not just food will be short. With China's manufacturing reduced to a small fraction over the past several weeks we will see shortages in everything from electronics to drugs. Not a theory. It's going to happen end of story. Other factories around the world have already been shutting down for weeks now too because they can not get supplies and precursors from China.

Not the end of the world yet no. But we are at the point we are all going to be affected at least somewhat. The damage has been done already. Hopefully it doesnt get even worse.
 
GUB said:
No products to sell ..Then less taxes collected..Less of everything with a bigger defecit..
Someone tell me I'm wrong
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You are not wrong no. But even more to it than that. The Fed And banks are reducing interest rates right now and printing even more fake $$$. Recipe for disaster in the not to distant future.
 
Longboat said:
Not just food will be short. With China's manufacturing reduced to a small fraction over the past several weeks we will see shortages in everything from electronics to drugs. Not a theory. It's going to happen end of story. Other factories around the world have already been shutting down for weeks now too because they can not get supplies and precursors from China.

Not the end of the world yet no. But we are at the point we are all going to be affected at least somewhat. The damage has been done already. Hopefully it doesnt get even worse.
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India has announced they are blocking the export of 26 key pharmaceutical ingredients. Along with China they account for 80% of the worlds medication (both prescription and OTC).

Canada always plays second fiddle to the U.S. on the international market because sales to the U.S. achieve a higher premium (no price controls).

If you have a need for any meds, get that filled now.
 
Longboat said:
You are not wrong no. But even more to it than that. The Fed And banks are reducing interest rates right now and printing even more fake $$$. Recipe for disaster in the not to distant future.
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Running large deficits in allegedly good times, both U.S. and Canada do this, is a so dangerous.

It's like a Musket Regiment shooting its load before the enemy is in range and then scrambling to re-load before the Bayonet charge hits them.

The Fed and the BoC are out of ammo, and all they can do now is give us negative interest rates and Weimar printing presses.
 
Wallenstein said:
India has announced they are blocking the export of 26 key pharmaceutical ingredients. Along with China they account for 80% of the worlds medication (both prescription and OTC).

Canada always plays second fiddle to the U.S. on the international market because sales to the U.S. achieve a higher premium (no price controls).

If you have a need for any meds, get that filled now.
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Yeah man pharmaceuticals are one of the biggest worries. 100% correct. Asking your doctor for a few months of essential meds should be a priority for people who need em. In the next few weeks skeptical people will start to see what this is really going to do.
 
anyone looking for oxygen absorbers - you can use non chemical hand warmers .. check the ingredient listing .. if they have iron in them they are the same as oxygen absorbers (but maybe more expensive). I bought a bulk supply of oxygen absorbers (food grade) that came packaged in bags of 100. Once opened, even after a couple minutes, they started to generate heat. As soon as they were vacume sealed in with the food the heat generation ceased. Rust = ferrous oxide.
 
The one good thing about not having 02 absorbers for our immediate concerns, is you wont have the food stored long enough to need them.
 
With all this people may actually wake up and live a little like days gone buy and learn to start gardening at home learn to do there own preserves and raise a few chickens. This looks good on modern society me and my close friends and family need not worry about food shortages. Time to wake up folks
 
Longboat said:
Not just food will be short. With China's manufacturing reduced to a small fraction over the past several weeks we will see shortages in everything from electronics to drugs. Not a theory. It's going to happen end of story. Other factories around the world have already been shutting down for weeks now too because they can not get supplies and precursors from China.

Not the end of the world yet no. But we are at the point we are all going to be affected at least somewhat. The damage has been done already. Hopefully it doesnt get even worse.
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Not only that,
There is another thread that talks about the shortage of n95 masks. In that thread someone posted that acklands grainger is sold out of them 'due to a worldwide shortage' as their site states. Acklands, being a supplier for many companies in Canada, how is it going to affect the economy when these companies that require them as PPE for their employees in regular day to day work no longer can get them? They can't send their employees into 'unsafe work environments' without the proper gear so will they shut down and send everybody home?
 
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Friendly reminder to wash your hands and not get the virus
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This, and I can't count how many people are still licking their fingers at cash registers and when opening produce bags before squeezing every freaking fruit/vegetable. Human habits are disgusting, no wonder virus' thrive in us.
 
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