STATUS OF YOUR BALLOT, YOU CAN GO OINNLE TO VOTERREADY.IOWA.V.GO FROM THE POLK COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE, AMANDA ROOKER, KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. EVST THANKSGIVING MAY BE A MONTH AWAY,UT IT’S NOT NECESSARILY THE FOOD THAT IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. KCCI SENIOR REORR TETODD MAGEL IS IN AMES TODAY, TO EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOUR HOLIDAY TABLE IS FULL OF YOUR FAVORITE DISHES. TODD: WE’RE AT THE WHEATSFIELD CO-OP GROCERY STORE IN AMES, WHERE THEY HAVE PLENTY O TURKEYS NOW. BUT WILL THEY HAVE ENOUGH FOR THANKSGIVING? STACEY BROWN: IN TERMS OF THANKSGIVING, WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THINGS THAT WE'V’ ALRDYEA PRE-ORDERED IN ADVANCE WILL SHOW UP. TODD: STORE MANAGER STACEY BROWN HAS BEEN WORKING AT ETH WHEATSFIELD CO-OP FOR 20 YEARS, AND SHE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHGIN LIKE THE CRAZY SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT’KES EPING SOME FOODS OFF HER STORE SHELVES. SPOTTY FOOD SHORTAGES ARE CAUSING CONCERNS AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE HOLIDAYS. PROF. GRAWE: ’E'VE SEEN DISRUPTIONS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. TODD: ISU BUSINESS PROFESSOR SCOTT GRAWE IS AN EXPERTN O SUPPLY CHAINS. PROF. GRAWE: IN A LOT OF CESAS ESPECIALLY FOOD, IT’S TNO NECESSARILTHY E FOOD ITSELF, IT’S THE PACKAGING. IT COULD BE THE PLASTIC BOTTLES, IT COULD BE THE CARDBOARD PACKAGING, IT COULD BEHE T PLASTIC PACKAGING THAT THE FDOO IN THAT’S REALLY SLOWING DOW THE PRODUCTION. IN SOME CASES, IT’S ACTUALLY INGREDIENTS THAT GO INTO SOMETHING ELSEHAT' ’S REALLY STARTING TO AFFECT THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. TODD: SO HIS ADVICE? PROF. GRAWE: HOARDING IS THE ABSOLUTE WRONG THING TO DO, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH GETTING WHAT YOU NEED WHEN YOU SE E .IT TODD: STACEY BROWN AGREES. STACEY BROWN: IF IT’S IN STOCK, AND YOU SEE IT, GET IT. IT’S PROBABLY BETTER TO DO TH.AT JUST TO NOT TAKE T RHEISK. WE HOPE WE HAVE ALL OF THE STAPLES THROUGH NOVEMBERBU, THERE IS JUST A LOT OF UNKWN.NO TODD: THE BIG QUESTION NOW IS HOW LONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION WILL LAST. THE EXPES RTSAY IT COULD B
Could food shortages affect your Thanksgiving meal?
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Updated: 6:41 PM CDT Oct 13, 2021
A fear of a Thanksgiving food shortage is looming, but now it's not necessarily the food that is in short supply.“In terms of Thanksgiving, we are optimistic that things that we've already pre-ordered in advance will show up,” said Stacey Brown. Brown, the store manager, has been working at the Wheatsfield Co-op for 20 years. And she's never seen anything like the crazy supply chain issues that are keeping some foods off her store shelves. Spotty food shortages are causing concerns as we head toward the holidays.“We’ve seen disruptions in the supply chain, but nothing like this,” said Scott Grawe. He is an ISU business professor and an expert on supply chains. “In a lot of cases, especially food, it's not necessarily the food itself, it's the packaging. It could be the plastic bottles, it could be the cardboard packaging, it could be the plastic packaging that the food is in that's really slowing down the production. In some cases, it's actually ingredients that go into something else that's really starting to affect the food supply chain," Grawe said.He has some advice for shoppers.“Hoarding is the absolute wrong thing to do but there is nothing wrong with getting what you need when you see it,” Grawe said.Brown has a similar opinion.“If it's in stock and you see it — get it. It’s probably better to do that. Just to not take the risk. We hope we have all of the staples through November but there is just a lot of unknown,” Brown said.Grawe says supply chain issues affecting food and other items could last well into 2022.
AMES, Iowa — A fear of a Thanksgiving food shortage is looming, but now it's not necessarily the food that is in short supply.
“In terms of Thanksgiving, we are optimistic that things that we've already pre-ordered in advance will show up,” said Stacey Brown.
Brown, the store manager, has been working at the Wheatsfield Co-op for 20 years. And she's never seen anything like the crazy supply chain issues that are keeping some foods off her store shelves. Spotty food shortages are causing concerns as we head toward the holidays.
“We’ve seen disruptions in the supply chain, but nothing like this,” said Scott Grawe. He is an ISU business professor and an expert on supply chains.
“In a lot of cases, especially food, it's not necessarily the food itself, it's the packaging. It could be the plastic bottles, it could be the cardboard packaging, it could be the plastic packaging that the food is in that's really slowing down the production. In some cases, it's actually ingredients that go into something else that's really starting to affect the food supply chain," Grawe said.
He has some advice for shoppers.
“Hoarding is the absolute wrong thing to do but there is nothing wrong with getting what you need when you see it,” Grawe said.
Brown has a similar opinion.
“If it's in stock and you see it — get it. It’s probably better to do that. Just to not take the risk. We hope we have all of the staples through November but there is just a lot of unknown,” Brown said.
Grawe says supply chain issues affecting food and other items could last well into 2022.
