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Anecdotal: In the city where I live, my family hasn't been able to buy flour for the past 4 weeks. It's always out of stock. I hear from clerks that they get it
by Jerry2 6y ago
Anecdotal: In the city where I live, my family hasn't been able to buy flour for the past 4 weeks. It's always out of stock. I hear from clerks that they get it occasionally but it sells out in under an hour. My closest grocery store also allots the first hour after they open to seniors and others who are vulnerable and most of the time, the flour is gone during this hour.
Since we export so much grain every year, I'm amazed that there's such a massive shortage of flour. I don't know if it's the shortage of grains or mills.
- GuB-42 6y agoFlour have been in short supply at the nearby grocery store. First it was pasta and toilet paper, then flour and eggs, now it is mostly back to normal. My guess is that many people cook more than usual during the lockdown. I don't think there is a significant shortage of the raw material, but maybe there is not enough of it packaged for grocery stores.
- lostlogin 6y agoWhere I am (New Zealand) there is no shortage of flour, but a shortage of packaging. The vast bulk of flour was previously sold to bakers and other buyers in bulk - 25kg sacks. Now demand is for 1-5kg bags. The flour is here, but it's in the wrong bags and the suppliers have no staff or materials. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12321873 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&object...