Food shortages beginning as Covid-19 limits production

[Thaiger]

As Covid-19 outbreaks shut down factories and food processing plants and pull infected workers off the job, Thailand now faces the possibility of food supply shortages. Markets and supermarkets are beginning to see reductions in available stock after nearly 100 food processing plants across the country have been closed or partially closed with production capacity reduced. Some markets are closing because of a lack of supply of foods to sell. In other public markets, many stalls have closed and ones that remain open often run out of stock, unable to cater to all their customers’ demands. Food suppliers with shortages […]

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[gummy]

Yes it seems eggs are are short supply again

[EdwardV]

Just what Thailand needs. Food shortages and price increases the same time as low tax revenue, limited liquidity and high personal debt levels. 

[billywillyjones]

The bright side is that the local farmers will benefit.

[Lowseasonlover]

My wife mentioned it, empty shelves in the super market

[AlexPTY]

Just got back from Tops at Chidlom, nothing changed there. Little bit more people, but it's Saturday 

[BIGGLES]

Food shortages are going to become a major problem.

This, together with no work, no money and no ending in sight for the safe lifting of restrictions and mix this with the protesters, and this may well prove too much for the continued existence of the current regime.

Hunger was a driving factor for the French revolution, the Russian revolution, the rise of Chinese communism. 

Just an observation.

[RWD]

A couple weeks ago I recognised this situation was looming and exampled by 7.11 empty shelves and lower volumes of processed meals/fresh produce.   Left BKK 5 days ago.

 

[MikeW]

1 hour ago, EdwardV said:

Just what Thailand needs. Food shortages and price increases the same time as low tax revenue, limited liquidity and high personal debt levels. 

The govt could freeze the food prices CP group wouldn't lose any money 

[longwood50]

Maybe there is a silver lining to this.  Perhaps Thailand will start to see fewer stray cats and dogs. 

[HolyCowCm]

Just was talking to a factory Director friend of mine in one of the red zones. They are definitely just barely making production on a skeleton team. The Director is even on the front lines at the factory and in production areas with the workers just to show that she is same as them with Covid out and about. Going to get worse before it will get better, and not getting Covid in any workers at a factory is very hard and stressful.

[Stonker]

In a lot of Isan, certainly locally, rice production has been for personal consumption with the main crops being sugar cane and corn.

 

This year rice production has been upped by maybe 50%, with a lot being sent to suppport families in the cities who previously supported their family in Isan.

 

Mushrooming in the hills used to be only done by a few, for themselves or re-sale in the market. Now it's like Dongtan beach when the lady-boys are playing volleyball.

[HolyCowCm]

27 minutes ago, Stonker said:

Mushrooming in the hills

For a minute I thought you were talking about hemorrhoids.

[OneAngryJew]

That's not Thailand.   Couldn't someone run out to Tops from the Thaiger?

 

[OneAngryJew]

I have not been able to get eggs from either Tops deliver or Tesco delivery.

[FarangryBirds]

7 Elevens seem to be running low on things for over a week now, around Bangkok anyway.

[NumbNut]

I see pasta sauce is a bit low in the local Makro and BigC, but pasta sauce  and pasta too for that matter is not that popular with the locals is it?

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

4 hours ago, BIGGLES said:

Food shortages are going to become a major problem.

How? As more and more Thais cannot afford food due to unemployment. The food banks that give out free food only service a few. A lot of shortages on the shelves are due to shortages of numbers here that can purchase goods in supermarkets. Some supermarkets are stocking less on their shelves too, so not really a shortage, just only stocking what they know will be purchased in a timely fashion. 

[Paco]

1 hour ago, OneAngryJew said:

That's not Thailand.   Couldn't someone run out to Tops from the Thaiger?

So funny

[Paco]

No shortage noticed so far, eggs I always buy from local farmer

[EdwardV]

4 hours ago, MikeW said:

The govt could freeze the food prices CP group wouldn't lose any money 

While often a popular government response, it usually makes the problem worse. Yes it can stop price gouging and supports families budgets. It also leads to more shortages as it’s a disincentive to producers. 

[gummy]

4 minutes ago, EdwardV said:

While often a popular government response, it usually makes the problem worse. Yes it can stop price gouging and supports families budgets. It also leads to more shortages as it’s a disincentive to producers. 

CP group is a pseudo monopoly anyway, that's why some of their locally produced products are more expensive than similar ones in the West. But still when one of the richest families court favour with certain people is it any wonder they are allowed to continue

[Dprasad]

Unfortunately or unplanned by GOVT mechanism? 

[Blogosopher]

I know some families can't do this but even those families can maybe combine resources and do something like it:

If you don't have a couple of those cheap plastic storage boxes full of long shelf-life foods, you're not thinking or are too lazy to prep. Bags of rice, cans of Tuna/Mackerel in tomato sauce, spaghetti/sauce, Mama noodles, peanut butter and powdered milk. These are just ideas to have a stock of basic foods.

You can always use from it and just replace it (rotate) if necessary.

Not only for food shortages but also there may come a time where you and your family just do not want to go out of your house due to a pandemic or desperate people being around. Don't forget about water and hygiene products. Buy the long shelf-life things you will use in the future anyway, then it doesn't go to waste.

[Stardust]

16 hours ago, Thaiger said:

As Covid-19 outbreaks shut down factories and food processing plants and pull infected workers off the job, Thailand now faces the possibility of food supply shortages. Markets and supermarkets are beginning to see reductions in available stock after nearly 100 food processing plants across the country have been closed or partially closed with production capacity reduced. Some markets are closing because of a lack of supply of foods to sell. In other public markets, many stalls have closed and ones that remain open often run out of stock, unable to cater to all their customers’ demands. Food suppliers with shortages […]

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