{"id":1209789,"date":"2022-01-12T00:04:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T05:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1209789"},"modified":"2022-01-12T00:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T05:04:19","slug":"buttigieg-does-supply-chain-crisis-victory-lap-as-grocery-shelves-go-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-does-supply-chain-crisis-victory-lap-as-grocery-shelves-go-empty\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg Does Supply Chain Crisis Victory Lap as Grocery Shelves Go Empty"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fbuttigieg-does-supply-chain-crisis-victory-lap-as-grocery-shelves-go-empty%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=1209789&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jan11-22-US-Department-of-Transportation-Secretary-Pete-Buttigieg-supply-chain-issues-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was hailed as the man who \u201csaved Christmas\u201d on Tuesday over his handling of the supply chain crisis as Americans around the country shared photos of empty grocery shelves on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference at the&nbsp;ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Buttigieg said that while the supply chain crisis will continue throughout the pandemic, he celebrated the transportation of goods over Christmas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs long as the pandemic persists, as long as we are making up for decades of past disinvestment, we are going to see impacts on shipping times and shipping cost,\u201d Buttigieg said. \u201cWhen there is an issue affecting ports here, you will feel it as far away as my Indiana hometown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only is this about the presents under the tree, this is about essential goods like medical goods that are needed in this moment of continued public health challenge,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg hailed the shipment of goods over the Christmas season as \u201can extraordinary achievement,\u201d noting that the ports of&nbsp;Los Angeles and Long Beach \u201cprocessed 14 percent more containers compared to those <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/transportation\/589254-buttigieg-visits-ports-of-la-long-beach?rl=1\">processed<\/a> in 2018 over the same time period,\u201d according to <em>the Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOne of the reasons why Christmas was not in fact canceled is that ports like L.A. and Long Beach moved record levels or goods, allowing an all-time record high in terms of retail sales his holiday season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti further hailed Buttigieg as the \u201cman who saved Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos around the country painted a much bleaker picture, showing empty grocery store shelves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Orange juice section. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsGoBrandon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetsGoBrandon<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dn4essU4gf\">pic.twitter.com\/Dn4essU4gf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkSKrikorian\/status\/1481043939612372993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And dairy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bSFN23JrKY\">pic.twitter.com\/bSFN23JrKY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkSKrikorian\/status\/1481044152620044288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The meat section at my local store. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SUURfDAXeV\">pic.twitter.com\/SUURfDAXeV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkSKrikorian\/status\/1481042428085903360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the shelves at target near my apartment. this is wild <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRaU2h5v3E\">pic.twitter.com\/pRaU2h5v3E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Chamberlain (@jordylancaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordylancaster\/status\/1480903632698712066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Realise this is old news\/new normal. But went to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@asda<\/a> in Brighton\u20266pm. Amazing shelves still like this, even allowing for recent holidays. What\u2019s up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColdChainShane?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColdChainShane<\/a> ??<\/p>\n<p>Genuine Q. Is it same in France or Germany?? Anyone? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/supplychainmanagement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#supplychainmanagement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/brexit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#brexit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zrMaLf2w9m\">pic.twitter.com\/zrMaLf2w9m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pmdfoster\/status\/1478447195011616774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Shoppers &#8216;astounded&#8217; by thinning grocery store supplies: &#8216;It&#8217;s just empty shelves&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2AhQqRadM\">https:\/\/t.co\/M2AhQqRadM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1480985415373012997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Are your grocery store shelves empty? Reply with a photo.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat policies are taking America backward. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ox31rkFpus\">pic.twitter.com\/Ox31rkFpus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1481027934748135424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pictures of bare shelves at grocery stores throughout the Las Vegas valley this week thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BareShelvesBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BareShelvesBiden<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>After almost a year in office, the only thing Joe Biden has delivered on are empty shelves and empty promises. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KZxm045Z6D\">pic.twitter.com\/KZxm045Z6D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Paul Laxalt (@AdamLaxalt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamLaxalt\/status\/1480962310944350211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As CNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/01\/11\/empty-grocery-shelves-return-as-sick-employees-supply-chain-delays-collide.html\">noted<\/a>, the supply chain crisis has severely impacted the top grocery chains, with Albertsons, Kroger, and Walmart falling below stock value.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlbertsons shares fell 9.75% to $28.79 at market close, after the company detailed the supply chain challenges and inflated costs it\u2019s seeing on its earnings call,\u201d said CNBC. \u201cThe dive in its stock occurred even though the grocer raised its fiscal 2021 forecast. Shares of Kroger fell about 3%, while Walmart shed less than 1%.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was hailed as the man who \u201csaved Christmas\u201d on Tuesday over his handling of the supply chain crisis as Americans around the country shared photos of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1209789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1209789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1209789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1209789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1209789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1209789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1209789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}