The state director for the Missouri Grocers Association says trucking and supply chain disruptions are problems without a simple solution, making the food sector unpredictable.
Dan Shaw said labor issues are lagging the just in-time supply chain model, hitting the food sector the hardest.
“We had a problem with green beans a couple weeks ago, not because we couldn’t get the green beans, the manufacturer didn’t have the glue to put the label on the aluminum can,” he said.
