Possible shortages this winter in the US

[Andy M.]

SO is having a hard time getting methotrexate vials.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

As long as plenty of tenderizer is available. That way we can eat the car parts and aluminum cans from your list...

I keep seeing this supplement TV commercial that says "you're not getting enough magnesium in your diet," and I yell at the television, "So go chew on your car wheels!"

 

[Marlingardener]

Grocery shopping today found sugar at the usual price and lots of it, loads of cauliflower, and no shortage of anything else.
Like Jusa, we haven't noticed large price hikes nor shortages.

 

[Badjak]

I'll just wait and see.
If something is not available, then something else will be.
Mostly things are seasonal here anyway

 

[HeyItsSara]

DISLIKE

 

[pepperhead212]

I'm surprised that toilet paper wasn't in the list! Remember the "shortage" during the pandemic?

 

[Marlingardener]

During the pandemic, the shortage of toilet paper was likely due to people eating their own cooking for the first time.

 

[msmofet]

I can’t get my Ozempic and I need it tomorrow.

 

[dragnlaw]

dCan the drugstor not suggest or supply a comparable?

 

[Kathleen]

@msmofet Call your doctor. S/he might offer a suggestion like a substitute. In the best case, s/he might have a sample they can give you.

 

[pepperhead212]

During the pandemic, the shortage of toilet paper was likely due to people eating their own cooking for the first time.

People still need TP after going to restaurants. In fact, way back, when I actually went to restaurants more (mostly with Mom), I usually needed more TP, after eating much of their foods!

 

[mseaglecook]

I saw this older post and wanted to know if there was an updated forecast for 2024.

What should I be stocking up on right now?

 

[blissful]

@mseaglecook I haven't been keeping up with any issues with trade among countries, tariffs, or logistic problems. This is a good reminder to me to pay attention to it.

The only thing we might be topping off are dried beans (mostly black, red, and soybeans). I noticed there have been good prices at the grocery store on dried black beans, so we may buy them there instead of in bulk. Price/lb in 1 and 2 lb bags as low as $1.35/lb, and 5 lb bags $1.20/lb.

Sugar has gone up, it could be found 2 4lb-bags for $4 last year ($0.50/lb), but now I'm not finding it for anything less than $1/lb. Maybe there will be sales to bring the price down.
I'll share a secret we came upon. We don't use much sugar (due to our choice) but we do need sugar for feeding the bees (it is recommended). A bee supply place a few cities away has 32lb bags for $14, or $0.44/lb.

Seed oils, olive oil, fresh pressed, and refined oils may see prices go up because they are using them for biofuels to replace fossil fuels, the demand goes up the price goes up. Although we don't eat oil, we use it for making soap, lubrication on machines, good fresh pressed oil for salves and skin barrier to hold in moisture.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Availability of prescription drugs is becoming more of a problem for me.

In the beginning it was only the pricey injectables for my diabetes but now it seems to involve some of the more inexpensive generic maintenance drugs.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

well, winter's over and spring is in full swing. How did y'all fare in the shortages department? Sorry to disappoint the gloom and doomers, but I never ran out of anything that I couldn't get more of.

 

[Kathleen]

The biggest thing I struggled to get was some medications. Fortunately, I could sometimes get them through samples from the doctor.

 

[Linda0818]

My neighbor Linda would love that video. She is the queen of doom and gloom.

Is she married to Glenn Beck?

I call him the fear-mongering drama queen. Although he's probably right.

 

[Linda0818]

I'm surprised that toilet paper wasn't in the list! Remember the "shortage" during the pandemic?

Yep, I remember that. Sometimes there would be absolutely no TP on the shelves at all and, if it was available, there were signs in the aisle saying "Limit One Per Customer."

That probably could have been avoided if people would have bought TP the way they normally would instead of walking out of the store with 10 to 12 packages at a time.

 

[GotGarlic]

Yep, I remember that. Sometimes there would be absolutely no TP on the shelves at all and, if it was available, there were signs in the aisle saying "Limit One Per Customer."

That probably could have been avoided if people would have bought TP the way they normally would instead of walking out of the store with 10 to 12 packages at a time.

The problem was that so many people were staying home and not going to school, workplaces, stores, etc. The manufacturing processes for home and institutional toilet paper is different. You don't buy those giant rolls they have in public bathrooms, right? There were lots of those available, but not in retail stores.

 

[GotGarlic]

I saw this older post and wanted to know if there was an updated forecast for 2024.

What should I be stocking up on right now?

This video wasn't particularly accurate, so there's no reason to think an updated one will be, either.