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Here's why grocery stores are struggling to stock their empty shelves - CNN
Jan 12, 2022 59 secs

"While there is plenty of food in the supply chain, we anticipate consumers will continue to experience sporadic disruptions in certain product categories as we have seen over the past year and half due to the continued supply and labor challenges," said Greg Ferrara, the group's president and CEO.

In fact, labor shortages continue to pressure all areas of the food industry, said Phil Lempert, an industry analyst and editor of SuperMarketGuru.com.

"From farms to food makers to grocery stores, it's across the board," said Lempert.

"During the pandemic, these operations have had to implement social distancing protocols and they're not really built for that and it has impacted production."

And as the pandemic continues, many food industry workers are opting not to return to their low-wage jobs at all.

Transportation problems

An ongoing shortage of truckers continues to slow down the supply chain and the ability of grocery stores to replenish their shelves quickly.

The shortages have also made buying food increasingly more expensive going into 2022.

Grocery stores certainly are aware of the empty shelves, Lempert said, and they are trying to mitigate panic buying, which only worsens it the situation.

One strategy: Fanning out products.

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