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Fed up? Major food shortages unlikely as COVID-19 slows down Canada's supply chains

Empty shelves continue to be a problem at grocery stores across the country, but does sporadic scarcity mean national food shortages are around the corner? 

Why empty shelves do not mean national food shortages

CBC Radio ·
A cashier at a grocery store wearing a mask.
A plexiglass barrier is pictured creating a barrier to protect a cashier at a grocery store in North Vancouver, B.C. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)
Cost of Living9:22Major food shortages unlikely as COVID-19 slows down Canada's supply chains

Finding empty shelves at the grocery store can feel pretty upsetting.

Whether you're shopping for milk, apples or meat, everyone wants to stay fed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Safe to say, we're paying more attention to logistics than ever. 

  • CBC Radio's business and economics show, Cost of Living, is in a new time slot on CBC Radio One due to the coronavirus pandemic. Catch it Fridays at 1:30 p.m. (2 p.m. NT), Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. or online anytime at CBC Listen.

Cost of Living producer Tracy Fuller looks into how much we should worry about those empty shelves and what it means for Canada's food chain.

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