Grocery Shortages: Butter Will Be Harder to Find, but That’s Not All

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Several popular grocery store staples are experiencing shortages this year, including tomatoes, tampons and Halloween candy. And now you can add butter to the list of harder-to-find items as the holidays approach. 

Many of these shortages as a result of pandemic-related supply chain issues and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Some are also fueled by ongoing droughts and higher temperatures caused by . The butter shortage is caused by lower milk production on dairy farms.

Right now, it’s unclear when the supply of many of these items will bulk back up. And, if you do find them, : The cost of tampons, for example,  this year. Below, we’ve tallied more than a dozen items facing higher prices and dwindling supplies. For more on shortages, learn how your favorite supermarket items  and  generic store brands really are than premium brands.

1. Beer

Contamination at a reservoir in Mississippi has caused a  that’s impacting brewers across the US, particularly craft breweries. Some are paying three to four times as much for carbonation, , while others are working on plans to switch to nitrogen. 

2. Ketchup

A severe drought in California  this year, meaning household staples like ketchup, salsa and tomato sauce could become even more expensive or harder to find. 

3. Baby formula

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Abbott Nutrition was forced to temporarily shutter a Sturgis, Michigan, plant manufacturing baby formula after several infants developed serious bacterial infections. The closure resulted in major  across the US. The factory reopened in June but had to close again due to a massive flood just a few weeks later.

4. Sriracha

Huy Fong Foods paused production of its well-known Sriracha until the fall, citing a . The company usually gets its peppers from Mexico, which is experiencing a drought.

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5. Tampons

Procter & Gamble said in April that sourcing and transportation for materials needed to make tampons have been “costly and highly volatile,” making it on store shelves. The company says it’s working to increase supply.

6. Popcorn

Moviegoers, beware! There’s a due to supply chain issues. Farmers are also expected to this year because of drought and instead plant more soybeans.

7. Bread

Russia and Ukraine are the , responsible for 30% of the global wheat supply. The ongoing invasion of Ukraine threatens that supply and could affect staples like flour, pasta, pretzels and even bread, which has already seen an .

8. Pet food

You might already be having a hard time finding vittles for your furry friend, as supply chain issues have led to a that’s not expected to go away any time soon. 

9. Turkey

Supply chain issues, coupled with a bird flu epidemic that resulted in more than  being killed, could mean a birdless Thanksgiving for some families. Experts predict a shortage over the holidays or at least higher prices for those holiday birds. 

10. Mustard

Climate change and the crisis in Ukraine have caused Europe to experience a shortage of the popular condiment that could eventually reach the US, . 

11. Peaches

A freeze that hit the southeastern US in late March , while an unseasonably warm winter followed by two brutal cold snaps decimated peach crops in the Northeast. 

12. Halloween candy

Back in July, Hershey’s CEO Michele Buck warned that the company “will not be able to fully meet consumer demand” for Halloween candy, .While cocoa and milk supplies have been affected by supply-chain issues, the real culprit is a big spike in demand: Hershey’s  between 2021 and https://azbba.org/ 2022 and had to prioritize manufacturing its regular products over Halloween and Christmas sweets.

“We had a strategy of prioritizing everyday on-shelf availability,” Buck said, CNN reported. “It was a tough decision.”

13. Champagne

The US is at the start of a Champagne shortage that could last several years,  in December.When the pandemic hit, the usual suspect — supply chain issues — left importers high and dry. Then the demand for bubbly fluctuated wildly: At first weddings and other celebrations were canceled, but then “consumers began to invest more heavily in luxury ingredients and high-end wines to enjoy at home, in lieu of dining out at restaurants,” export manager Laurance Alamanos told the magazine.

Champagne may be aged for years before it’s bottled, so decisions to slow or stop production during the pandemic may not be felt for some time. 

14. Butter

Ahead of the holidays, butter could be harder to find due to lower milk production on dairy farms, as well as labor shortages, the . Already, the staple cooking item has risen in price by 24.6% since last year.