Are really running out of dozens of “common foods” due to Trump's tariffs? I had to investigate this myself . . .

Photo above - Is the Bubba Gump shrimp company price gouging, and blaming tariffs for it?

I probably should remove “MSN” from my list of trusted media sources . . . on anything. They have been wrong on election polls, wrong on gold (urging people to buy after a 45% rise), and now they’re predicting we’re all gonna die of starvation. Well, not die, just have our favorite foods disappear. (See link below.) They list more than a dozen foods they claim are "disappearing". This of course is clickbait and BS . . .

Olive oil – I tackled this first, since it’s so easy to validate. MSN's claim of shortages and price hikes is completely bogus. It’s still in the supermarket and on Amazon. I’ve been getting mine from Amazon for years, because supermarkets price gouge on everything from Friday through Sunday.

Cheese – this is more complete BS. I was at Whole Foods last week. Not only is the cheese section NOT shrinking, there were sales on some varieties. Half of Whole Foods cheese comes from artisinal American producers anyway. But I didn’t detect any price increases or shortages in Italian sourced mozzarella or asiago.

Wine is scarce? – possibly. But not at my closest liquor store. I only buy in the $12-$20 per bottle price range anyway. If you pay more than that, you deserve whatever fate has in store for you.

Avocados – I don’t consume these. There was a pile of them a mile high at Whole Foods though.

Shrimp – okay, I’m going to stop here. These are just stupid/bad/crazy claims. Both frozen and fresh shrimp are abundant and affordable. Most shrimp – at least the ones sold on America’s eastern seaboard – is caught in the coastal Atlantic anyway.

I did see prices go crazy during the Covid 19 pandemic. Chicken, pork, beef, and seafood (but oddly not eggs so much). I blame the Wuhan virus research lab for this, not the president du jour. Actually, I might blame congress and state legislatures for lockdowns resulting in supply chain disruptions.

Restaurant meals are going up. That’s not due to tariffs. Burger places don’t buy anything that’s imported, but media sites like CNN are warning that “McDonalds has pushed customer to the brink on price”. That’s not due to tariffs, unless French fries have actually started coming from France.

I’m just sayin’ . . .

Top 18 Common Foods Vanishing From Shelves Due To Tariffs

McDonald’s pushed customers to the brink on price. They’re starting to push back | CNN Business