Jessica Johnson of Superior, Wisconsin, recently traveled to six different stores, crossing over into Duluth, Minnesota, in search of baby formula. When she returned home, she posted photos of empty shelves from different stores on social media. “The day I posted that, my mom, dad, and I all got in the car and went on…
As Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage Continues, Mothers Are Connecting Online to Help Each Other
May 12, 2022
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FDA ‘Taking Number of Steps’ to Address Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage: Psaki
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working “around the clock” to address the shortage of baby formula in the United States, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on May 9. Psaki’s announcement comes as stores across the United States have been struggling to stock infant formula amid supply chain issues and a number of recalls…
Indonesia May Widen Palm Export Ban to Combat Shortages
JAKARTA–Indonesia will ban exports of RBD palm olein from midnight on April 28 until prices of bulk cooking oil drop to 14,000 rupiah per litre, a senior minister said on Tuesday, while a document showed it was prepared to widen the ban if there are shortages. The export ban will be imposed on all producers…
Oil Surges Amid Warnings of Supply Shortages
LONDON—Oil prices climbed 4 percent on Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said three million barrels a day (bpd) of Russian oil and products could be shut in from next month and despite the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates. The supply loss would be far greater than an expected drop in…
Staff Shortages, Supply Backups Batter EU Economic Growth
BRUSSELS—The European Union is seeing its economic emergence from the unprecedented COVID-19 slowdown hampered by coronavirus-induced staff shortages, supply bottlenecks, runaway energy prices, and subsequent inflation surges. In its winter 2022 forecast, the European Commission said Thursday that even though the economy has rebounded from stunning losses at the height of the pandemic crisis, key…
Grocery Store Closures Loom Amid Labour, Product Shortages
Grocery stores are struggling with rising labour and product shortages that could threaten Canada’s food security, experts say. Employee absenteeism due to workers calling in sick and COVID-19 protocols has hit about 30 percent at some stores and is continuing to rise, Gary Sands, senior vice-president of public policy with the Canadian Federation of Independent…
Firms See Increasing Labor Shortages and Wage Pressures: Bank of Canada Survey
OTTAWA—Canadian firms see labor shortages intensifying and wage pressure increasing, with strong demand growth and supply chain constraints putting upward pressure on prices, a regular Bank of Canada survey said on Monday. The central bank’s Business Outlook Survey Indicator reached its highest level on record in the fourth quarter, which was conducted before the Omicron…
US Grocery Shortages Deepen as Pandemic Dries Supplies
High demand for groceries combined with soaring freight costs and Omicron-related labor shortages are creating a new round of backlogs at processed food and fresh produce companies, leading to empty supermarket shelves at major retailers across the United States. Growers of perishable produce across the West Coast are paying nearly triple pre-pandemic trucking rates to…
It’s Time to Ask Santa for Crutches and Catheters
America’s hospitals, strained by nearly two years of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, are now scrounging for basic medical supplies. In another consequence of the global supply chain crisis, hospitals managing holiday COVID surges and all their other patients are running short of many necessities of care: crutches, syringes, needles, tubing, gloves, catheters, drapes for surgery,…
China’s Southern Megacities Warn of Water Shortages During East River Drought
SHENZHEN, China—China’s major southern cities Guangzhou and Shenzhen have warned of severe water shortages lasting into next spring as the East River, a tributary of Guangdong’s Pearl River, continues to be hit by its most severe drought in decades. Authorities in both cities are asking citizens to reduce water consumption, with rainfall between January to…
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