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Coffee containers pile up at US ports during strike​

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The unloading of hundreds of containers with imported coffee beans at the United States' East Coast ports has stopped due to the strike of portworkers, aggravating the tight supply in the largest coffee-drinking nation.
The delays in delivery of imported coffee to U.S. roasters and coffee chains could further increase bean prices which hit multi-year highs last week due to limited supply, and raise costs for companies and consumers.

Prices for coffee held in U.S. warehouses are already rising due to the delays, said one coffee trader with containers stuck in ports.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/coffee-containers-pile-up-us-ports-during-strike-2024-10-02/

 

[erkevin]

Costcos are again being over-run in some areas. Hoarding toilet paper, of course (even though most of it is produced domestically....)

 

[rodi]

I'm glad I live on the West Coast

 

[tutan]

I should have bought a few more bags of Starbucks beans when they went on sale a week or two ago at Costco. The price goes down to about $5/lb IIRC

 

[calmloki]

Just did a Costco trip since we were in town - efficiency - 11AM in Salem Oregon and it was a freaking zoo. No parking, packed aisles. WTF? Of note: many carts were stacked with bottled water and toilet paper. Unbelievable. The group think is that we expect diarrhea and need to hydrate in these perilous times?

 

[Trooper]

That's crazy, especially since TP (and I highly believe) water are produced domestically.

Any other products that we should legitimately stock up on?

 

[motley]

Costcos are again being over-run in some areas. Hoarding toilet paper, of course (even though most of it is produced domestically....)

Reminds me of the people who buy 10 loaves of bread and 8 gals of milk if there's a storm coming.

Fortunately I'm not much of a coffee drinker, so that part is no big to me, but I know some real junkies who are probably nervous lol

 

[motley]

That's crazy, especially since TP (and I highly believe) water are produced domestically.

Any other products that we should legitimately stock up on?

After the covid madness, I bought a spare pack of TP and paper towels which are strictly off limits and there just in case something like that happens again, but even then it's not like I bought a roomful.

 

[RetiredHappy]

My husband drinks Nespresso Vertuo pods (all imported) and we have about 20 canisters (each has 7 to 10 pods), so we are good for a while. I am not a coffee drinker and the cheap date, again.

 

[GrayHare]

There's a balance to be struck. If port workers make unreasonable demands, they will hasten the arrival of the very automation they want to restrict.

 

[aja8888]

I have ample supplies of TP and coffee in my big gun safe just for these occasions. And I have lots of ammo, too!

 

[MichaelB]

If this strike lasts more than a couple of days inventories will rise for producers and manufacturers. When the strike ends there could be some interesting sales.

 

[Car-Guy]

Finally some good news. I recently had to cut down on my coffee drinking to one cup ever other day instead of my usual 2 cups a day. Probably can stretch what I have now for a couples of months.

 

[Car-Guy]

I have ample supplies of TP and coffee in my big gun safe just for these occasions. And I have lots of ammo, too!

I'm just going to guess, but I suspect I have at least 12k rounds. Of course half of that are just 22's, but still, that should last me for the rest of my life at my rate of fire these days. Oh, forgot, probably could reload another couple of thousand rounds with the components I have on hand.

 

[aja8888]

I'm just going to guess, but I suspect I have at least 12k rounds. Of course half of that are just 22's, but still, that should last me for the rest of my life at my rate of fire these days. Oh, forgot, probably could reload another couple of thousand rounds with the components I have on hand.

You must have been a Boy Scout early in life like I was. But, then again, this IS Texas here.

 

[Car-Guy]

You must have been a Boy Scout early in life like I was. But, then again, this IS Texas here.

You know, you are right, I may need to buy more ammo.

I'm not saying some of my ammo is old, but I'm sure I still have a few bricks of 22's with a $9.99 sticker on it. Probably even have several boxes of 9mm's and 45's in that price range too. And I know I have an un-open case of 7.62's that I only paid $100 for. Those days are long gone.

 

[audreyh1]

Wow! It just so happens that we ordered several pounds of coffee recently.

 

[joesxm3]

I bought two bags of coffee last night but tonight I wish I had more. I also ordered an extra bottle of Moroccan olive oil. Maybe another of that too.

I am all set with toilet paper hoarded during covid.

I just hope fresh vegetables berries and nuts do not become a problem. I bought several bags of frozen veggies just in case and some Kerry Gold butter.

 

[motley]

Fortunately I'm not much of a coffee drinker,

And then I read this; hmm: Moderate Coffee and Caffeine Consumption Is Associated with Preventing Onset of #1 Killer

 

[Surewhitey]

I can sell you guys DW's stash of coffee bean. She's a hoarder of it when Costco was giving it away recently... 8+ bags of 40oz...

 

[copyright1997reloaded]

You know, you are right, I may need to buy more ammo.

I'm not saying some of my ammo is old, but I'm sure I still have a few bricks of 22's with a $9.99 sticker on it. Probably even have several boxes of 9mm's and 45's in that price range too. And I know I have an un-open case of 7.62's that I only paid $100 for. Those days are long gone.

It is impossible to have too much ammo. However, the term "brick" tells us you are an old geezer.

Or coffee, properly sealed/stored.

On the TP front: One of the "benefits" of being a (semi) hoarder: When Covid hit I took a look at my TP supply, thinking I might have to buy some...nope, had 100+ rolls. So I was handing them out to friends, sort of like Christmas presents.

 

[aja8888]

It is impossible to have too much ammo. However, the term "brick" tells us you are an old geezer.

Or coffee, properly sealed/stored.

On the TP front: One of the "benefits" of being a (semi) hoarder: When Covid hit I took a look at my TP supply, thinking I might have to buy some...nope, had 100+ rolls. So I was handing them out to friends, sort of like Christmas presents.

100+ rolls of TP in storage is over the top paranoia. Seek professional help!

 

[MarieIG]

TP and coffee shortages could be very serious around our house!

 

[skipro33]

The reason that there's no strike on west coast ports is because they are already automated. East coast workers should know by now, as California goes, so goes the rest of the nation eventually. This is a fight the can't win. The formula for conversion to automation exists and they hasten it's implementation by fighting to keep the status quo.
They were offered a 50% pay increase when the average East coast dock worker earns $150,000 a year already.

 

[Sojourner]

Wow! It just so happens that we ordered several pounds of coffee recently.

Me, too... totally inadvertantly! I bought two bags at the grocery store (couldn't resist the "buy one, get one free" sale) and then absent-mindedly bought a pound of espresso beans from Amazon later that week. So I'm well stocked for a couple months. I drink decaf, too, and can easily go without for days (weeks, actually), so I'm not too worried about this particular possible shortage.