Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World

[bridgit]

'MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Many parts of America, long considered the breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable phenomenon: food rationing.

Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also anecdotal reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks.

At a Costco Warehouse in Mountain View, Calif., yesterday, shoppers grew frustrated and occasionally uttered expletives as they searched in vain for the large sacks of rice they usually buy.

“Where’s the rice?” an engineer from Palo Alto, Calif., Yajun Liu, said. “You should be able to buy something like rice. This is ridiculous.”

The bustling store in the heart of Silicon Valley usually sells four or five varieties of rice to a clientele largely of Asian immigrants, but only about half a pallet of Indian-grown Basmati rice was left in stock. A 20-pound bag was selling for $15.99.'

http://nysun.com/news/food-rationing-confronts-breadbasket-world

[kestrel91316]

1. DUPEDUPEDUPEDUPEDUPEDUPE

RERUNRERUNRERUNRERUNRERUNRERUNRERUNRERUN

THis very same story has been posted on DU dozens of times already. It's getting old.

[bridgit]

2. you want old? get over to GDP...

;) oh and blow me, like this is all i do is hang around du all day long :rofl:

[Selatius]

3. I posted this story yesterday and got shit for it b/c apparently it's a Rupert Murdoch-owned paper.

Also, they say it's a "food shortage" instead of "food rationing." Rationing is something the government does. Currently, only private businesses are rationing as opposed to the government.

[fed-up]

4. somebody posted elsewhere that possibly restaurants are buying large supplies before price hikes nt