Prepper Ping - China
China has after-effects of covid-19 in supply chain after opening up their economy.
".. China, may now be facing a food crisis. The country has just reopened its economy as the communist regime has even claimed a coronavirus victory.
However, there was a leaked government document made public last Thursday that shows that government officials have been planning for a shortfall in food supplies.
The document, dated March 28, was drafted following a meeting which was called to make special arrangements for food security.
Harvests have been good and staple crops remain in demand, but a shortage of field workers brought on by the pandemic
and a move towards protectionism — tariffs and export bans — could lead to problems in the coming weeks..
“We need to have policies in place so the labour force can keep doing their job. Protect people too, but we need the labour force. (Emphasis mine)
Major countries have yet to implement these sorts of policies to ensure that food can keep moving.”
“The State Party Committee and the state governments and counties and cities must do everything possible to transfer and store
all kinds of living materials such as grain, beef, mutton, oil and salt through various channels,”
the document said, according to a report from Radio Free Asia.
The document also calls for the “mobilization of the masses to consciously store grain and ensure that each household reserves between 3 and 6 months of grain for emergencies.” (emphasis mine)
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My comment :
We have our own issues regarding the supply chain.
Commercial and restaurant make up 60% sales of most food produced in the US; only 40% is for the residential/ home- cooking consumer.
I can't use 30 dozen eggs at one time, nor milk in a 2.7 gallon plastic bag at one time, nor can I use 100 pound bags of potatoes,or 12 dozen loaves of bread - all commercial sized.
As a result of supply chain disruptions of quantity, packaging, price, transport or other causes,
we have farmers dumping milk due to packaging supply problems, plowing under crops, and the supply chain industry unable to adjust quickly enough to package for residential use.
Recently Smithfield Farms closed one of their pork and meat processing plants down due to covid-19 among their workers;
they alone produce 5-7% of the meat products in the US.
Expect more closures and temporary disruptions in the supply chain, and be mindful of food products being exported from the USA.
The nation's economy most crippling devastation would occur if the railroads didn't transport within nation,
and the truckers went on strike to the various distribution centers, and then to deliver to the retail centers.
Better yet, have adequate supplies in your pantry , or food storage; be prepared .
H/P to Blam !
Thanks!
Which government? I think it's China?
those other counties who cannot produce enough food should import ours and deal with format it comes in....
Related:
“Supermarkets Adjust Meat Sections as Coronavirus Cuts Supply”
I find this remarkable. Well under 10% of my food comes from the commercial/restaurant sector. Today, I cooked venison, with potatoes (from a 5-pound bag), onions (3-pound bag), and other basic residential grocery ingredients. Yesterday, was similar, but with rabbit.
The last time I ate food from a restaurant or prepared commercial food was on vacation in January. No Starbucks or Dunkin coffee. No grocery store ready to eat meals. How can the average person afford so much restaurant food, even making allowances for restaurant waste? How can they tolerate it so often, when home cooking is (or would be with practice) so much better?
#WeAreAllVegansNow
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