Shortages & The Failure of the Supply Chain

[Grand Potentate]

Very interesting thread. doghouse this might be up your alley. Click the link a ton of survey results.

 

[doghouse]

Very interesting thread. doghouse this might be up your alley. Click the link a ton of survey results.

Heck, that is part for the course these days. We used to pickup concrete pipe on demand, and now it's 24 weeks out

 

[Grand Potentate]

We Were Warned About the Ports

A 2015 federal report predicted the entire slowdown that’s come to pass.

prospect.org

 

[Fwiffo]

War in Ukraine: Crisis is unleashing 'hell on earth' for food prices

The Ukraine war could push millions closer to starvation, the boss of the World Food Programme says.

www.bbc.com

"The country of Lebanon, 50%, give or take, of their grains, come from Ukraine. Yemen, Syria, Tunisia - and I could go on and on - depend on the country of Ukraine as a breadbasket,"

I'm positive there is some preferential pricing to be arranged between Russia and Syria or through a friendly proxy like China or India.

 

[Fwiffo]

Global wheat supplies in peril as war brings risk of food shortages worldwide

Prices soaring are soaring, raising the risk of severe food shortages and hunger in some regions of the globe and threatening to further ratchet up food costs in the United States.

www.nbcnews.com

Apparently we use Russian fertiliser here too. A country this big and we can't make fertiliser?

 

[güero]

Apparently Shenzen went into full lockdown. Byebye supply chain! Probably will never get my new car...

 

[Grand Potentate]

 

[Grand Potentate]

'It’s been a nightmare': EMS leaders warn industry on verge of collapse

During a recent Ohio EMS Chiefs Association meeting, board members pointed to the cocktail of staffing and supply shortages, as well as funding issues as the driving forces behind major issues eroding their industry.

www.news5cleveland.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Economic crisis protesters defy curfew in Sri Lanka

Demonstrators face off with police in Colombo while tear gas is fired at students in another town.

www.bbc.com

Curfew...not coronavirus. Shortages.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Flour and sunflower oil shortages here.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Flour you can get at the new expat shop in the mall of the Netherlands.

There's a shortage of cans and cardboard. There's some disruption to canned drinks. Some empty spaces, where Zero Coke should be.

 

[Fwiffo]

Supermarkets set limits on sale of cooking oil

Tesco joins Waitrose and Morrisons in limiting purchases as supplies are hit by the conflict in Ukraine.

www.bbc.co.uk

From the first Western economy to open up after coronavirus and grow to sanctions and inflation crippling the British to be the bottom of G7 growth in 2023 and bottom of G20 except for Russia...here come the post war rations again.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Supermarkets set limits on sale of cooking oil

Tesco joins Waitrose and Morrisons in limiting purchases as supplies are hit by the conflict in Ukraine.

www.bbc.co.uk

From the first Western economy to open up after coronavirus and grow to sanctions and inflation crippling the British to be the bottom of G7 growth in 2023 and bottom of G20 except for Russia...here come the post war rations again.

It's not rationing when you can't get it. You can't get sunflower oil here in the Netherlands. It's all gone and it's not coming back anytime soon.

 

[Fwiffo]

It's not rationing when you can't get it. You can't get sunflower oil here in the Netherlands. It's all gone and it's not coming back anytime soon.

Wait let me guess. You'll use the famous President Biden phrase to explain everything these days..."Talk to Putin."

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Wait let me guess. You'll use the famous President Biden phrase to explain everything these days..."Talk to Putin."

Talk to Putin? No, I wouldn't talk to that lizard. He needs to be countered at the psychic level.

He's a dying man in league with Satan, quite literally, why else would he call his new weapon after his sponsor?

He needs to be dealt with as such. I'm afraid the avenues of jaw-jaw are well and truly closed.

We're dealing with evil and we need to engage as such.

 

[Fwiffo]

 

[WCutter]

Our subsidiary (developer and producer of automotive electronics & mechatronics) is downsizing production from 24/7 to 24/5. We're still 2300 people strong but who knows how much that'll last.

The European automotive industry supply networks, which were first hit by the corona then semiconductor crisis, are now almost shattered and it'll take a lot of time to rebuild. Our OEM customers (name almost all European car makers) cancel orders, postpone indefinitely delivery dates, take models out of production ... Our big mandarins from all corners of the world meet next week to write the papyrus for the next 7 lean years.

 

[Fwiffo]

Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, new prime minister says

Ranil Wickremesinghe says the country's central bank will print money to pay government wages.

www.bbc.com

Brilliant planning.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Our subsidiary (developer and producer of automotive electronics & mechatronics) is downsizing production from 24/7 to 24/5. We're still 2300 people strong but who knows how much that'll last.

The European automotive industry supply networks, which were first hit by the corona then semiconductor crisis, are now almost shattered and it'll take a lot of time to rebuild. Our OEM customers (name almost all European car makers) cancel orders, postpone indefinitely delivery dates, take models out of production ... Our big mandarins from all corners of the world meet next week to write the papyrus for the next 7 lean years.

To me, the whole buy a new combustion engine car is up in the air. How long can you use it for and once those speed regulator chips come in, well what's the point of a performance car? You'll be stuck with the rest of pack. And electric cars double expensive to buy, charge and then there's range issues, among several others.

 

[WCutter]

To me, the whole buy a new combustion engine car is up in the air. How long can you use it for and once those speed regulator chips come in, well what's the point of a performance car? You'll be stuck with the rest of pack. And electric cars double expensive to buy, charge and then there's range issues, among several others.

1st car - combustion 4 range
2nd car - electric 4 city
Lot of colleagues do that.

I for one made the down payment for a gasoline/GPL. But as mechanical parts were outsourced to Russkyland - delivery is already 1 month behind schedule.

 

[Fwiffo]

France's mustard shortage leaves sour taste

The price of the condiment is up 10% due to poor harvests and the impact of the war in Ukraine.

www.bbc.com

Luckily someone bought me a set of French ones for Christmas.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

1st car - combustion 4 range
2nd car - electric 4 city
Lot of colleagues do that.

I for one made the down payment for a gasoline/GPL. But as mechanical parts were outsourced to Russkyland - delivery is already 1 month behind schedule.

If you can afford it.

Most people I know go for electric cars for status and in the past, tax rebates and the Tesla we'll buy it back for so much in 4 years or whatever it was. The tax rebates are gone and no one is buying Tesla's here anymore and the word is out: if you've got a hybrid plug-in, don't use it, stick with the petrol or diesel engine.

I do like the idea of electric cars, but sometimes, you need a vehicle to get you half way across a continent before the cops and authorities realize you've left town. You need a good 12-14 hrs hard on the road benzedrine fuelled driving for that.

 

[Dropbear]

Since we went on the Tesla waitlist four months ago, the price has gone up $6k. Demand is so high and the wailist so long that people are flipping them as soon as they are delivered, selling them for above current retail.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Shipping Chaos Is the Latest Sign that Capitalism Is Eating Itself

Capitalism rests on a network of privately-owned infrastructure, with shipping at its heart – but now the industry is in chaos as the profiteering of rentier corporations sends the world system into meltdown.

tribunemag.co.uk

 

[Fwiffo]

KFC Australia forced to swap lettuce for cabbage

It comes as Australian shoppers have been hit with soaring prices for some fresh fruits and vegetables.

www.bbc.com

Tried and true for Eastern Europeans.

 

[Fwiffo]

Major tampon makers pledge to tackle US shortages

It comes as the Ukraine war is making the raw materials used in sanitary products more costly.

www.bbc.com

We should have a running bet what the next item the world's largest economy will be short on next.

 

[Fwiffo]

Sri Lanka president asks Russia's Vladimir Putin for help to buy fuel

The country says it is close to running out of petrol amid its worst economic crisis since 1948.

www.bbc.com

Vladimir Putin. The saviour of Sri Lanka.

 

[Fwiffo]

Cold showers as German city of Hanover reacts to Russian gas crisis

Hanover calls an end to hot showers and summer heating because of the Russian gas crisis.

www.bbc.com

"The German city of Hanover has turned off the heating and switched to cold showers in all public buildings because of the Russian gas crisis.

It's the first big city to turn off the hot water after Russia dramatically reduced Germany's gas supply.

Germans have been told to expect sweeping gas reduction measures and extra charges on their energy bills.

In a bid to save energy, Germany's northern city of Hanover has decided hot water will no longer be available for hand washing in public buildings, or in showers at swimming pools, sports halls and gyms.

Public fountains are also being switched off to save energy, and there will be no night-time lights on major buildings such as the town hall and museums.

The rules apply to heating, too. Public buildings will not have any heating from April to the end of September each year, with room temperatures limited to a maximum of 20C for the rest of the year - with some exemptions.

The city is also banning portable air conditioners, heaters and radiators."

 

[Fwiffo]

Hershey warns it won't be able to fully meet demand for Halloween candy

The confectioner said it is facing ongoing capacity issues, some related to the war in Ukraine.

www.nbcnews.com

Any time a company has issues - war in Ukraine. Putin.

 

[Fwiffo]

Craft breweries shutting down due to national carbon dioxide shortage

Contamination out of a key production hub in Mississippi is restricting already tight supplies.

www.nbcnews.com

Meanwhile I heard somewhere carbon dioxide emissions are at an all time high.

 

[Fwiffo]

The world is running out of helium. Here's why doctors are worried.

Liquid helium, the coldest element on Earth, is needed to keep the magnets in MRI machines running. Without it, doctors would lose a critical medical tool.

www.nbcnews.com

If the war doesn't end we'll need SpaceX to think of something to raid another celestial body for this.

 

[Fwiffo]

Pharmacies are reporting shortages of the widely used antibiotic amoxicillin

Pharmacists are worried that the medication will still be in short supply come winter, when infections can surge and antibiotic use typically increases.

www.nbcnews.com

At least it won't be over prescribed now.

 

[Thruth]

The world is running out of helium. Here's why doctors are worried.

Liquid helium, the coldest element on Earth, is needed to keep the magnets in MRI machines running. Without it, doctors would lose a critical medical tool.

www.nbcnews.com

If the war doesn't end we'll need SpaceX to think of something to raid another celestial body for this.

Don't worry Fwiffs, Saskatchewan is rife with helium exploration. We only have 1% of the world's supply but it will be 10% in 8 years.