If the panic buying/hoarding doesn’t stop, then at some point the Government will be FORCED to implement rationing, no way around it.
Government rationing? Of what? Buy what you feel you and your family should have on hand for emergencies. Do we really want the government telling us that we can only buy one can of vegetables per person per whatever?
The average house has lots of room for non perishable items but only so much cold storage space in the refrigerator and freezer.
Panic buying will pretty much be over when cold storage space is full.