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Supermarkets Report Food Shortages After Canada Imposes Trucker Vax Mandate

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-19/fruit-and-veggie-outages-in-canada-get-worse-with-trucker-shortages

Overwhelmed supply chains and truck driver shortages worsened when
Canada imposed new border mandates prohibiting unvaccinated American
truckers. With low vaccination rates among US drivers, Canadian
supermarkets are already reporting rising food inflation and shortages
of certain products, according to Bloomberg.

Canada's vaccine mandate for truckers came into effect on Saturday.
The new rule requires US truckers to be vaccinated to cross the
border. We warned earlier this week such a mandate would have
"consequences."

The vaccine mandate has exacerbated the shortage of truck drivers and
made wait times at border crossings even longer. Eighty percent of
trade between the US and Canada is transited by truck. America exports
about 90% of Canada's fruits and vegetables during the winter season.
As shipments decline because only about half of US truck drivers are
vaccinated, grocery stores report shortages.

    "We're seeing shortages," said Gary Sands, senior vice president
of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. "We're hearing from
members they're going into some stores where there's no oranges or
bananas.'"

The main concern is the mandate could create a domino effect and
ripple through the already stressed supply chain. Logistical
disruptions have been a significant source of soaring inflation.
According to North American Produce Buyers, the cost of sending a
truckload of fresh produce from Southern California to Canada is now
$9,500, up from $7,000. That means companies are paying more for
freight and will pass on costs to consumers.

Given the drop in eligible truckers, products bound for Canada will
build in US warehouses with no place to go until new drivers are seen.

The situation will only worsen on Jan. 22 when the US begins imposing
its vaccine mandate on Canadian truckers. The Canadian Trucking
Association warned the mandate would sideline up to 16,000 truckers.

Canadian truck drivers are furious with the US decision and have
blocked the highway near the US-Manitoba international border to
protest the new mandates. Videos posted on social media show the chaos
playing out on the other side of the border.

    Truckers Stage Protest Against Mandates At The U.S.-Canada Border
at Emerson Manitoba pic.twitter.com/iBwZHHlTJC
    — BasedUK (@Based__UK) January 18, 2022

    Here is another. pic.twitter.com/HEzKK0V8SF
    — Amy (@Amy41294821) January 18, 2022

Cross-border vaccine mandates will only make the supply chain more
stressed to the point where it might break.