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So what happened to all the missing paprika on the store shelves?
American Thinker ^ | Sept. 20, 2020 | Monica Shoawalter

Posted on 09/21/2020 1:02:22 AM PDT by Jacob Kell

How's this for weird? If you like to cook, somehow you can't go to the store to get a spice container of paprika anymore.

That's because there isn't any, the shelves are bare.

Lot of people are noticing these days. Tim Carney of the Washington Examiner pointed it out here and others chimed in:

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asia; china; cooking; food; paprika; peppers; prc; spice; sweetpeppers; xinjiang
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1 posted on 09/21/2020 1:02:22 AM PDT by Jacob Kell
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To: Jacob Kell

Interesting. Seems cheap labor allowed China to corner many markets.


2 posted on 09/21/2020 1:10:01 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftists/Leftism ruins everything it touches.)
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To: Jacob Kell

Are Dem rioters buying it up to throw in people’s faces?


3 posted on 09/21/2020 1:13:32 AM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Jacob Kell

I just bought 16 oz of paprika for Amazon for $16.70. Coincidentally I was seriously considering getting smoked paprika just about an hour ago. That goes for $10.40/16 oz.

I also checked out prices on chipotle chili powder and ancho chili powder. They’re priced at $21.60/16 oz, and $14.95/20 oz, respectively.


4 posted on 09/21/2020 1:15:21 AM PDT by be-baw
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To: Jacob Kell

I only use Hungarian Paprika.


5 posted on 09/21/2020 1:22:54 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is communism)
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To: Jacob Kell

Hmm, seems to be at least some baloney in this paprika story because when I just checked Amazon it was ALL available... except when I clicked on my favorite smoked paprika: Amazon froze up and I couldn’t reorder it, no matter how many times I tried. So... could be true, I guess, if you’re trying to get the “best” paprika.


6 posted on 09/21/2020 1:23:20 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Jacob Kell; All

What HAPPENS when the 2 most EVIL individuals in the world ARE Americans?

nothing

It’s Monday September 21, 2020

Good Monday morning, Americans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF1lqEQFVUo


7 posted on 09/21/2020 1:32:33 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Jacob Kell

Weird. I haven’t noticed a shortage, but I use mostly Spanish paprika, smoked or sweet. However, I did happen to notice how much the price of supermarket paprika has risen.

I had no idea that the Chinese were the main producers of it. They seem to have gotten their hooks into everything.


8 posted on 09/21/2020 1:37:57 AM PDT by livius
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To: Jacob Kell

Production for paprika is in Shandong. Shandong is in the area affected by the Three Gorges Dam. They had evacuated a lot of people from the area that would be destroyed if the dam breaks. This might have something to do with it. I haven’t seen anything on the status of the area and the dam recently.


9 posted on 09/21/2020 1:39:46 AM PDT by MagnoliaB ( You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you will find you get what you need.)
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To: MagnoliaB

The monsoon season in China is winding down, and the peak is late July/early August.

ThreeGorges Dam is out of danger, but extensive flooding downriver destroyed about a million acres of crops. It was a disastrous year for agriculture in China.


10 posted on 09/21/2020 1:46:23 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Jacob Kell

Okay, just went back to Amazon and tried to order a three-pack, even though it’s waaaaay more than I could ever use before the expiration date, unless I went on some kind of insane paprika cooking kick for the next several years. I’m willing to buy that many because a 3-pack is only twice as much as singles ($4 for singles). But sadly, even 3-packs don’t appear to be available at this time. Could try the 6-pack, but that’d be a real waste. Guess we’re just going to have to nurse what we’ve got until the crisis is over. :-(


11 posted on 09/21/2020 1:47:26 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Jacob Kell

Okay, I caved. Ordered a pack of 6. What a wuss! Supposed to arrive here Wednesday.

Thanks for posting this.


12 posted on 09/21/2020 1:56:08 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Jacob Kell

What black magik spells require paprika?


13 posted on 09/21/2020 2:00:55 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: Jacob Kell

If Antifa wanted to make homemade pepper spray would they use paprika?


14 posted on 09/21/2020 2:04:20 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Jacob Kell

Maybe Democrats are suffering from ulcers because RbG


15 posted on 09/21/2020 2:07:47 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hates:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: a fool in paradise

Don’t know any spells, but I tried it in my garden to keep squirrels and birds away from my gardens. Mixed results: birds don’t like it; squirrels get used to it after the first day.

Christmas Tree shops is my source.


16 posted on 09/21/2020 2:16:09 AM PDT by NTHockey (My rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

“If Antifa wanted to make homemade pepper spray would they use paprika?”

If they wanted it to be particularly nasty, they would use ghost peppers or Carolina Reaper peppers. Even a habanero would burn like hell.


17 posted on 09/21/2020 2:28:03 AM PDT by be-baw
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To: a fool in paradise

I’ve heard that some spells require Nutmeg, but Paprika Im not sure about. There is still plenty at the Dollar Store, not that I shop there a lot./


18 posted on 09/21/2020 2:30:50 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Jacob Kell

We can’t find onion powder either.


19 posted on 09/21/2020 2:35:14 AM PDT by TalBlack
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To: Jacob Kell

I thought the Hungarians were big paprika suppliers?


20 posted on 09/21/2020 2:42:43 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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