{"id":1046374,"date":"2021-11-22T23:29:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T04:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1046374"},"modified":"2021-11-22T23:29:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T04:29:30","slug":"liquor-shortage-hits-united-states-as-holidays-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liquor-shortage-hits-united-states-as-holidays-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquor Shortage Hits United States As Holidays Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliquor-shortage-hits-united-states-as-holidays-approach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1046374&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States is facing a liquor shortage ahead of the holiday season due to the supply chain crisis \u2014 and states with government liquor stores are rationing their inventory.<\/p>\n<p>Container ships are waiting to unload in the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports as labor shortages in the United States and COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia create shipping bottlenecks. Despite President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-24-hour-port-operation-mandate-has-done-next-to-nothing\">decision<\/a> to keep the Port of Los Angeles open \u201c24 hours a day, seven days a week,\u201d the crisis has persisted.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, many economists expect the problems to last for several months. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/un-report-supply-chain-crisis-may-drive-import-cost-of-computers-apparel-furniture-up-more-than-10\">said<\/a> that high consumer demand and supply-side constraints \u2014 such as \u201ccontainer ship carrying capacity, container shortages, labour shortages, continued on and off COVID-19 restrictions across port regions and congestion at ports\u201d \u2014 could lead to price hikes through 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As detailed in an NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y06s54AimZ8\">report<\/a>, the bottlenecks affect the availability of liquor and other beverages throughout the United States. The outlet highlights Jacquin\u2019s \u2014 a distillery in Philadelphia \u2014 and its efforts to supply consumers with eggnog throughout the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe caps have been one of my biggest fears with the supply chain. It typically would be a four-to-six-week lead time when all is well. That has been extended to four to six months,\u201d explained manager Jim Logan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He explained that if one component is missing, \u201cWe cannot produce\u2026 even if we have the product. So then you\u2019re talking about dumping product down the drain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stifel chief economist Lindsey Piegza told NBC: \u201cWhen we look at prices, we\u2019re seeing in many cases double-digit gains in everything from gasoline to corn feed to lumber. Really [we\u2019re] seeing inflation hit a thirty-year high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania and Virginia \u2014 both of which have state-run liquor systems \u2014 are rationing their supply in anticipation of shortages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board notified license holders on Thursday that two-bottles-per-day purchase limits for customers at state stores, as well as well for bars, restaurants and other license holders, will remain in place indefinitely,\u201d reported <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburgh.cbslocal.com\/2021\/09\/16\/pennsylvania-liquor-stores-purchase-limit\/\">KDKA Pittsburgh<\/a> in September. \u201cThe list of rationed booze \u2014 a small fraction of the vast array of items the state liquor system sells \u2014 contains specific types of champagne, bourbon, tequila, cognac and whiskey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVirginia residents might not be able to buy their favorite brand of liquor due to a shortage\u2026 As of Thursday, October 21, 2021, 189 out of 5,287 products are out of stock,\u201d explained<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States is facing a liquor shortage ahead of the holiday season due to the supply chain crisis \u2014 and states with government liquor stores are rationing their inventory.Container ships are waiting to unload in the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports as labor shortages in the United States and COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia create shipping bottlenecks. Despite President Biden\u2019s decision to keep the Port of Los Angeles open \u201c24 hours a day, seven days a week,\u201d the crisis has persisted.Indeed, many economists expect the problems to last for several months. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said that high consumer demand and supply-side constraints \u2014 such as \u201ccontainer ship carrying capacity, container shortages, labour shortages, continued on and off COVID-19 restrictions across port regions and congestion at ports\u201d \u2014 could lead to price hikes through 2023.As detailed in an NBC News report, the bottlenecks affect the availability of liquor and other beverages throughout the United States. The outlet highlights Jacquin\u2019s \u2014 a distillery in Philadelphia \u2014 and its efforts to supply consumers with eggnog throughout the holidays.\u201cThe caps have been one of my biggest fears with the supply chain. It typically would be a four-to-six-week lead time when all is well. That has been extended to four to six months,\u201d explained manager Jim Logan.\u00a0He explained that if one component is missing, \u201cWe cannot produce\u2026 even if we have the product. So then you\u2019re talking about dumping product down the drain.\u201dStifel chief economist Lindsey Piegza told NBC: \u201cWhen we look at prices, we\u2019re seeing in many cases double-digit gains in everything from gasoline to corn feed to lumber. Really [we\u2019re] seeing inflation hit a thirty-year high.\u201dPennsylvania and Virginia \u2014 both of which have state-run liquor systems \u2014 are rationing their supply in anticipation of shortages.\u201cThe Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board notified license holders on Thursday that two-bottles-per-day purchase limits for customers at state stores, as well as well for bars, restaurants and other license holders, will remain in place indefinitely,\u201d reported KDKA Pittsburgh in September. \u201cThe list of rationed booze \u2014 a small fraction of the vast array of items the state liquor system sells \u2014 contains specific types of champagne, bourbon, tequila, cognac and whiskey.\u201d\u201cVirginia residents might not be able to buy their favorite brand of liquor due to a shortage\u2026 As of Thursday, October 21, 2021, 189 out of 5,287 products are out of stock,\u201d explained FOX59. \u201cVirginia ABC said factors affecting the shortage include raw materials, the trucking industry, and congestion at major U.S. shipping ports. Another main contributor is labor shortages.\u201dBeyond alcoholic beverages, consumers are expected to increase their reliance upon thrift stores due to unpredictable shipping delays and limited inventory. According to ThredUp\u2019s survey of 2,000 American adults over the age of eighteen, 52% are also worried that \u201cpopular gifts will be more expensive this year.\u201dAnother report from CNBC suggests that Christmas trees may be in low supply.\u201cConsumers should buy now because by the time we get to Thanksgiving, which is a peak week for us, I think there\u2019s going to be a lot of empty shelves,\u201d National Tree Company CEO Chris Butler told the outlet. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing pretty strong growth right now already versus last year and so, I do think that we\u2019re in for a big, big season this year.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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