Report: Supply Chain Crisis Impacting Grocers, ‘Shelves Were Bare and Nearly Empty’
President Biden’s supply chain crisis is impacting grocery store’s ability to keep food on shelves and workers employed.
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North Korea: Kim Jong-un Urges Action on Food Shortage, Flood Control
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday urged officials of North Korea’s communist ruling party to “fully mobilize” the country’s labor force before this autumn’s harvest to help alleviate an ongoing “food problem,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday.
China Increases Food Dependence on U.S. as Corn Prices Soar
America is China’s top supplier of corn so far in 2021, Chinese media noted Sunday, with corn prices in China at record highs.
Cuba Confiscates 700 Pounds of Rodent, Crocodile Meat, Declares It ‘Optimal’ for Eating
Authorities in Cuba arrested an unspecified number of individuals in relation to the seizure of 700 pounds of meat taken from American crocodiles and jutías, a type of Caribbean rodent, the Cuban-American outlet Babalú Blog revealed on Sunday.
Cuban Communists: Add Rodent Meat ‘to the Family Dinner Table’
A government television broadcast in Cuba this week urged citizens to eat guinea pig and other rodents, suggesting rodent meat is more nutritious and “sustainable” than pork or beef, Cuban outlets reported on Wednesday.
Kim Jong-un Confiscates Pet Dogs During North Korea’s Food Shortage
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is forcing households in the capital, Pyongyang, to turn in their pet dogs to the government so that they may be sold to restaurants for human consumption amid a national food shortage.
China: Xi Jinping’s Sudden Food Waste Panic Unrelated to Floods Destroying Crops
China’s state-run Global Times newspaper insisted on Thursday that China was not in a “food crisis” nor in danger of famine after two months of devastating floods, a reaction to speculation surrounding dictator Xi Jinping’s abrupt announcement of a campaign to end food waste.
Lebanon: Government Insists ‘No Difficulties’ in Food Imports After Beirut Explosion
Lebanese officials on Wednesday hastened to reassure the public that imported goods, including foodstuffs, will not be seriously hindered by last week’s massive explosion in Beirut, even though the blast destroyed the city’s vital port facilities.
China Faces Food Shortage as Droughts, Floods, and Pests Ruin Harvest
Torrential rains and heavy flooding, hard on the heels of widespread drought and infestations of locusts and worms, have left China with rising consumer prices and troubling signs of a food shortage.
Goya Continues Good Deeds with 220,000 Pounds of Food Donation to Ease Coronavirus Burden in Venezuela
On Thursday Goya announced it donated 220,000 pounds of food to Venezuela to aid the country in its battle against the coronavirus.
Where’s The Beef? Nearly 20% of Wendy’s Have Run Out of Beef
A report by a Wall Street analyst found that over 1,000 Wendy’s U.S. locations have pulled beef products from the menu.
Britannia Rising! Ancient Flour Mill Opens to Help Feed the Nation
An ancient water mill in Dorset, England has opened up commercial flour production to help feed the nation during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic after decades of operating as a tourist destination.
Nearly Half of Britain’s Supply Trucks Are out of Service, Haulage Warns of Food Crisis
The United Kingdom is facing an imminent food and medicine supply crisis, a leading trade association has warned, as nearly half of the nation’s freight lorries are out of service. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said that the British
UK Supermarkets Go on Massive Hiring Spree Amid Coronavirus Shortages
Supermarket chains across the United Kingdom have embarked on a massive hiring spree to keep up with increased demand, as fear of a nation-wide coronavirus lockdown looms over the country.
‘Nothing Left to Harvest’: African Farmers Face Locust Devastation
Eastern Africa is facing a food crisis after a devastating plague of desert locusts, the worst seen in the region for several generations.
Zimbabwe: Deadly Fuel Protests Prompt Food Shortages, Looting, Internet Blockade
Protests against the economic crisis in Zimbabwe, which erupted Monday after President Emmerson Mnangagwa more than doubled fuel prices, reportedly prompted the government to restrict the internet over the alleged use of the social media to incite the demonstrations and sparked rampant looting in the impoverished African nation.
Cuba Blames Trump for Bread, Egg, Meat, and Rice Shortages Before New Year
Cuba’s second-in-command, President Miguel Díaz-Canel, issued remarks Sunday blaming “the impact of the embargo, which has strengthened under the Trump administration,” for nationwide shortages of bread, eggs, and other basic good as Cubans prepare to celebrate the new year and the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.
‘Project Hysteria’: Dire No-Deal Brexit Predictions from the End of Sandwiches to the Sky Falling in
Project Fear may have hit its apex this week, morphing into Project Hysteria, after it was announced that a ‘no deal’ Brexit would leave the UK at risk from falling space debris.
