02-23-2020, 09:41 AM
"If there's a shortage, few products will make their way to Costco shelves in Kona."
The Chinese ports in much of China are effectively closed because there is nobody to man them. Even where the ships can unload there aren't any truck drivers to move the containers. They could care less about exports, they are having to re-route food imports to anywhere there is room to take them but the containers are stacking up.
What happens if the dockworkers in California are told to stay home and the barges to Hawaii are delayed? Not getting junk from China is one thing, not getting food and fuel is another. It shouldn't take a pandemic to make one ask these questions, a big earthquake in CA could cause the same problem.
The Chinese ports in much of China are effectively closed because there is nobody to man them. Even where the ships can unload there aren't any truck drivers to move the containers. They could care less about exports, they are having to re-route food imports to anywhere there is room to take them but the containers are stacking up.
What happens if the dockworkers in California are told to stay home and the barges to Hawaii are delayed? Not getting junk from China is one thing, not getting food and fuel is another. It shouldn't take a pandemic to make one ask these questions, a big earthquake in CA could cause the same problem.