I don’t think things are terribly different in the United States. I live in a rural part of Michigan, and supply chain difficulties led by trucking shortages are very apparent here, more so than in more built up areas.

For example, I can rarely find staples like milk, butter, eggs and orange juice in my village shop. Shelves with dry goods are often only about 3/4 full with many basic items missing altogether.

I’ve been getting eggs and vegetables at a local farm, which is wonderful of course, but local farms don’t produce enough to feed the entire county, and not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to afford their high prices.

My village is not unique. The situation is the same all over the county, and I’m told in surrounding counties.

I don’t have to go without yet. I can choose to drive to a city 30 miles away in one direction or a different city an hour away in the opposite direction. Large supermarkets in those cities are pretty well stocked.

I’ve never experienced this kind of critical lack of supply in ordinary shops in ordinary towns and villages. Not even in the 70s during the gas and energy crisis.

I’m surprised it’s not bigger news, frankly. My neighbors and I talk about it constantly, because you know everybody likes to eat, but we hardly hear a word about it in news reports.