2021 shortages

[Expat]

i hadn't checked the packaging, is pet food from overseas?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Lookin like our Cats and Dogs will be feeling it too.
This is what we found at Petsmart.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Regular day until I'm hungry enough..lol

 

[2in1evtime]

Lookin like our Cats and Dogs will be feeling it too.
This is what we found at Petsmart.

The cat food and dogfood in cans have been in a short supply for some time, ar first we heard it was due to aluminum and metal can shortage but it has been going on for a while, my wife has been buying it up when she finds it, as to dry food haven't seen a lot of change there though

 

[armalitesheepdog]

The cat food and dogwood in cans have been in a short supply for some time, ar first we heard it was due to aluminum and metal can shortage but it has been going on for a while, my wife has been buying it up when she finds it, as to dry food haven't seen a lot of change there though

Seems like the price has gone up substantially. Even more so than human food percentage wise

 

[2in1evtime]

Seems like the price has gone up substantially. Even more so than human food percentage wise

Yes prices have increased on most items, we buy in bulk when we do. we have a german shepherd and 5 indoor cats, plus we feed the neighbor hood strays that have been dumped and forgotten! we both have a soft spot for abandoned pets

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Yes prices have increased on most items, we buy in bulk when we do. we have a german shepherd and 5 indoor cats, plus we feed the neighbor hood strays that have been dumped and forgotten! we both have a soft spot for abandoned pets

Absolutely. This one eats his share

 

[jsharmon7]

Not a shortage, but gas prices keep creeping up. This morning the pump said $3.45/$3.80/$4.10.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Not a shortage, but gas prices keep creeping up. This morning the pump said $3.45/$3.80/$4.10.

Meat prices seem to be remaining high for now, as well.

 

[Leadeye]

I'm wondering if I'll see more people deer hunting this year.

 

[dukeboy_318]

Based on what our suppliers are telling us, expect this to take 2-3 years minimum before close to normal inventories return. My company is hurting right now, certain components for our products are not expected until February or March 2022. Luckily, we switched from a just in time inventory system right before things got tight. We can last until then without major concern, as far as getting our stuff out that is. But come January, we gonna be scraping bottom of the barrel

 

[wcd]

Absolutely. This one eats his share

Sam‘s Club has 55Lbs of dog chow with instant savings of $3.00 per bag. we feed Eight dogs so we go through a bit.

 

[rhamersley]

Received notice from the propane company that my next fill is going to be 75 cents a gallon more than my fill in May, and $1.30 more than November of last year. Thanks, Joe…

 

[Magyars]

Received notice from the propane company that my next fill is going to be 75 cents a gallon more than my fill in May, and $1.30 more than November of last year. Thanks, Joe…

And it's only going to get worse!

Let Them Eat Renewables

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[BehindBlueI's]

Received notice from the propane company that my next fill is going to be 75 cents a gallon more than my fill in May, and $1.30 more than November of last year. Thanks, Joe…

Joe and his Joe-ness are no help, but there's a lot more factors than Joe. Russia, China, and Iran are driving foreign markets and US makers can make significantly more money selling abroad. If you can get your product to Europe, it's double the price. That's limited by the fact there's no pipeline so exports have to be liquified gas in tankers, which means we have more gas than we can export due to that limitation. If we had a pipeline to drive more pricing parity with foreign markets it would suck a lot more for US consumers.

Our stores are significantly better than those of Europe and we still extract more than we use. Europe and China both use more than they extract. They need imports regardless of pricing.

Anybody ever wonder why Qatar has such outsized influence in the Gulf? This is why. They export about as much as Russia does (Russia extracts a lot more but also uses a lot more internally, Qatar uses very little internally so nearly all of their extraction can be exported.)

Ever wonder why Russia gives a sideways fart about Syria? Because Syria blocks Qatar from building more pipelines and having a more direct link to Europe, which would reduce Russia's ability to sell to Europe. Russia backs Syria because it's in their economic interest to do so.

The professional traders and futures market seem to think it's plausible to likely US natural gas prices will double by 2035. That'll still leave us about at 2/3 the price of Europe. We could reduce that by protectionism laws against exports, but nobody seriously thinks we'll do so.

 

[Leadeye]

The cost of firewood heat I think will be about the same in Leadeyeland this year.

 

[sparky32]

The cost of firewood heat I think will be about the same in Leadeyeland this year.

Amen!!!!

 

[Magyars]

We had the propane provider out yesterday and I asked about the supply they have on hand. He told me that prepaid customer should be fine. They buy and store quantities at the local site and have additional supplies of LNG at a remote location.
He said there's a chance people who aren't regular customers or didn't prepay may have difficulty getting supply.
My SIL just purchased some at 3.49 per!!!!!!!!?

 

[Leadeye]

Propane at my house runs the generator and heats the garage/greenhouse.

 

[hoglegs]

From the horses mouth: (https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/rngwhhdm.htm)
Oct 2019 $2.33 per M-BTU
Oct 2020 $2.39 per M-BTU
Oct 2021 $5.51 per M-BTU
The prices "might double" by 2035?? That moment has already passed! Our heating bills will more than double in 2021-22, why this fact alone isn't plastered on every news outlet boggles the mind. (I guess I need to stop trusting my lying eyes...) Its gonna be a cold winter!

On a much smaller issue, where has the Reddi Whip gone?? Got a pumkin pie the other day, no whip cream at Meijer. None at Stracks. None at Walgreens... You can take my heat but the whip cream?? Noooooo!