Here, all is pretty good. There is less of some items, different brands and such. I have seen no limiting and rarely a "cart full of one thing" buyer. Overall. Level.
Prices, that's another story! Chicken is way above normal. Beef -- you need Brinks with you to carry enough cash to buy. Pork is up and down. I'm a person who has always kept supplies for more than a couple months, on hand. Hurricane country and a SS background make that so. I'm stocked on most meats...could use a little more beef and already have that on schedule to pick up from a grower.
No garden this yr, so light canning. But have plenty lids and foods from prior yr to use. This year I will add feeder pigs and meat chicks back to farm. Didn't need to do 2021 to finish last butcherings. 2022 will find me back in action with a larger meat raising and garden again. Set up for it, so not an issue. I do have a herd of dairy goats, flock of laying hens and so most shortages don't worry me.
Right now, main reason I see these things is because I go into various stores as part of my job. Not to shop. I do buy smoked pork because I love a good picnic shoulder and my home raised don't get smoked. Do make bacon, render lard, etc. Plus with goat milk I make yogurt, cheese, cream, sour cream, sometimes butter and soap. I'm also loaded with yeast...an item that was not found for a while. I strive to be more SS. Love where I am in life. I am Blessed!
