Now that Americans will be facing empty shelves within weeks as a result of Trump's tariffs, what will they do?

[Anonymous]

https://www.newsweek.com/americans-face-empty-shelves-within-weeks-2067118

[Rosexøxø]

Okay. I’m gonna share my opinion since the guy I replied to on here refuses to accept knowledge into his cerebrum.

First off. That picture you used I didn’t have to even read the article to know it was probably from Covid. That’s an old photo and was when people were over consuming and storing food. They were cleaning the shelves quicker than it was being restocked. You know- drove in from farms and factories here.

Not flown in or shipped in from places “there.”

But guess what I DID look at the article and did NOT find that picture anywhere on it. Instead I did find a picture of a lady shopping in a refrigerated section that showed nothing of scarcity or items being out of stock. Just rows of liquid items. 🤷‍♀️ So you’re wrong for just slapping on anything you want and making this concoction of lies.

This remains the fact. No American will ever starve because of a lack/halt/ or cease on trade with any other country. Trade only enhances quality of life here. It doesn’t END IT. why? Because Americans like any other country person from any other part of the globe has access to the earth’s soil and their own collection of wildlife and access to water.

All it is from there is the rate of planting, harvest, and redistribution.

Not “oh, here man, here’s a box of whatever and- oh no! Now I won’t hand you the box of whatever; I guess now you’re gonna starve- oh well!.”

No. Such a made up scenario is childish. And that’s all I have to say. We have farmers like any other country. We have wildlife like any other country. And the thing we get hate on, is our added line of manufactured goods, for being sugary and whatever. But the facts remain: we have access to it.

No one here is starving if trade gets severed off. Is it a beneficial thing is it ceased? Certainly. More is always better. But if things play out that way no one here is going to get hungry over it. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Bet you those magats will say some shit about liberals panic buying and that’s why the shelves are empty

[MisterWack]

I talked about the issue with tariffs on imports just being fancy talk for taxes on an import company which leads to consumers paying more (with their wallets for less (of the quantity of the good/product)

I talked about consumer confidence and once its shaken up consumers spend less of their money on things which slows the economy down since no one has extra money in their pockets to spend on wants let alone needs and leads to prioritizing certain spending habits over others in limited fashion.

We are headed to a potential recession since inflation just keeps rising, tariffs won’t decrease prices only increase them. This is highly unprecedented since the Trump Campaign of 2024 was to reduce prices not increase them and to find a solution, their only solution is the same as it always was under his first term: Blame everyone else for his shortcomings.

[MisterWack]

To summarize: Americans are going to spend less and strategize ways to save their money during uncertain times. Americans are going to be unhappy with the current state of affairs just like how they were unhappy during 2020. Americans are going to want help & aid to get by, though their prayers won’t be answered because all their leader knows to do is point the finger, can’t teach Doggy Don new tricks.

[NicholasRedone]

The stock market aka dow Jones apparently according to news has even been performing well this week since apparently I watched news saying "DJT was visited by Target, Walmart, Home Depot executives" and so long went the China tariffs - so I feel like things in politics or in global life are always just "smoke and mirrors, magic tricks, puppetry, taking orders from advisors," lol 😆

In my view as a non American, surely if there was to be empty shelves aka a deliberate recession or a wanted induced recession by the Establishment due to tariffs or other forced things like policy, then shrug, I can only guess that "people will buy the dip in market and hope it rebounds one day someday months later just like stocks returning to shelves* lol 😆

[Screenwriter]

This article isn't about GROCERY STORE SHELVES, as the picture shows. We do not import food from China.

This is about toys, clothing and other items imported from China. And it states this is not a surety. It says importers are pulling back on the items they import, which are not essential items for life in America.

We make our own food: cereal, eggs, chickens and beef, wheat for breads. We make all our canned grocery products, except a tiny percentage of imported canned goods.

Shelves will not be bare due to tariffs on Chinese, non-essential products. And importers are simply waiting out the tariff tiff to see what happens with China. It is likely, some agreement will materialize.

If we don't have cheap clothes, tennis shoes and kitchen do-dads for a month or two, no one in America is going to suffer except the people working for importers due to the slowdown.

[Pohjolan]

Firstly you did and secondly this isn't just about China.

[Jersey2]

You mean our supply of cheap plastic items is in dire straights?… oh nooos.

[Rosexøxø]

@Screenwriter agreed. 100% lol anyone who disagrees doesn’t know what’s in our stores and how the majority of the population shops, budgets, and uses their items.

[abc3643]

Actually, we DO import food from China.

For example, we import a significant amount of garlic.
In fact, here's something good to know:
If a garlic bulb has a clean bottom, it's from China. US garlic farmers don't trim the bottom much.
This is because the FDA requires foreign garlic to be free of roots to avoid spreading pathogens.

And we often go to a global grocery store to get ingredients from all over the world including China.

[Rosexøxø]

@abc3643 oh no. His food won’t be seasoned I can see how you’ll drop pounds without your bulbs of garlic. 🤦‍♀️ and for the salt and black pepper?

[abc3643]

@Rosexøxø Don't be ridiculous. It's very unbecoming.

[Rosexøxø]

@abc3643 and that’s all he says lol if you call being logical ridiculous then I’ll gladly GLADLY be labeled that. Anyways you’re entitled to your opinion 😂 I said what I had to now let the people read for themselves and choose what they’ll consider.

✌️

[Screenwriter]

@abc3643 The garlic in my local grocery is supposedly from Mexico. I know saffron is from Spain. But I don't use a global grocery like World Market to buy spices or garlic. But the store that I work at imports furniture from India. I have no idea if I'll have. a job there with these tariffs. That's a real thing for me.

My son is a logistics guy for drayage: moves items all over the country for delivery. If imports are cut, so are deliveries. His job may be threatened.

It's not just the shelves, but all the people whose jobs depend on FILLING the shelves.

[puurikke]

The disconnect it pretty high. Looking from abroad I am shocked how facts don’t matter in the US.

The drop in shipping by boat to the US is twice as high as it was during Covid. Companies aren’t delivering to the USA. This has global repercussions. Canada, Mexico and the rest of Central America might not get deliveries because its supply chains are linked to the US.

People in the US keep saying these facts are scare tactics as if education in the US is illegal. This is how supply chains work, something we learn in 3th grade of secondary school.

So all in all they are going to blame China (even if the products come Vietnam, Japan or Indonesia) and the liberals. Because who needs facts when you feel so cozy in their little bubble.

In my country they are saying: want to understand the US at this moment? Watch the movie Don’t look up.

[Surely]

If the news outlets and people like your self. Convince the rest of the people that food shortages are just around the corner. Then there will be. Account of people hoarding food and toilet paper. So, you will be correct about empty shelves.
The sad part is. Most of that hoarded food will probably spoil. Because it wasn’t needed and used.
I see this every time that a few snowflakes are predicted to fall. No bread or milk on the shelves! To be found.
If people get hungry enough. They will eat more things that they turned their nose up at before.
Other than that. It is time to put some seeds in the ground in my area to raise some tasty homegrown food!

[Pohjolan]

What's with the whole TP hoarding?
That stuff has a relatively good supply reliability.

[OneViewpoint]

@Pohjolan ,

Oh man the ignorance knows no bounds. Where do you think 75% of the northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK) that is used to make bath tissue in the US comes from? Yup, Canuckistan. You know, our northern neighbor we just shit on. Used to be our strong ally. Also known as Canada.

[Pohjolan]

@OneViewpoint
That's just a 25% price increase for said TP.

[NoDecision]

@Pohjolan True. What do people think leaves are for. 😅😃

[OneViewpoint]

@Pohjolan ,

Not if Canadian pulp providers decide to ship it somewhere else. You just cannot connect any dots can you.

[Pohjolan]

@OneViewpoint
Depends on how much Americans are willing to pay for their TP.

[OneViewpoint]

@Pohjolan ,

There ya go. Americans getting poorer.

[Pohjolan]

@OneViewpoint
Tariffs are in a way a tax on the poor as they are most affected by stuff like more expensive food.

[contentious]

American farmers export over 20% of their crops to other countries due to excess supply and we have 34,661 food and beverage processing plants. America isn't a country that goes hungry... So stop projecting China's predicament. We already see China dropping tariffs on oil because China's energy is crashing. America is fine.

[SolitarySolace]

Empty shelves? We already had those under Biden during his supply chain disaster—without the benefit of securing our borders or rebuilding American industry. I’ll take tariffs over surrendering to China any day.

- Eva ❤️

[blackeagle007]

That was under Trump when Covid started. T. P running out?

[SolitarySolace]

That was a short-term panic at the start of a global pandemic. I’m talking about the long-term supply chain breakdowns under Biden—months of empty shelves, delayed goods, and rising prices without any meaningful action to restore domestic production. Big difference between a one-time scare and sustained failure.

[LazerBean]

Our shelves are still full where I'm at. But maybe that's just because I don't live in a liberal ghetto

[Babebytheshore85]

Same here my shelves are fine. This man needs to say of the fear mongering

[LazerBean]

You got that right lol

[Pohjolan]

It takes 6-8 weeks before its visible at the end of the supply chain.

[Babebytheshore85]

@Pohjolan it's not happening its fear mongering

[Pohjolan]

@Babebytheshore85
Obviously its not going to empty apart from some sections but if you import less goods then you also will have less goods. Its pretty common sense.
A bit like if you buy less food from a shop then you will have less in your kitchen.

[Babebytheshore85]

@Pohjolan you must live in the ghetto. I can't relate and neither can @LazerBean. We just said we don't have these issues

[Babebytheshore85]

Lmfaooooo a lot of the things you people post is a reflection of you and your circumstances @Pohjolan

[Pohjolan]

@Babebytheshore85
6-8 weeks, not 6-8 hours. You'll see.

[Babebytheshore85]

@Pohjolan uh no I won't. I don't live in the ghetto like you

[blackeagle007]

Conservative isn’t any better. Don’t think your party is the best. Yet to see anything good

[Pohjolan]

@Babebytheshore85
Companies abandoning the US market won't be restricted to ghettos.
Look Trump wanted less imports. The emptier US stores get the less there will be a trade deficit.

[Babebytheshore85]

@Pohjolan we get it you live in the ghetto

[Pohjolan]

@Babebytheshore85
Actually in the countryside.

[Babebytheshore85]

@Pohjolan you live in the ghetto we get It.

[Pohjolan]

@Babebytheshore85
Nope.

[blackeagle007]

@Pohjolan just vote for me

[NicholasRedone]

@LazerBean what if the stock runs out even in richer neighbourhoods or sales hoarding? Lol 😂😆

[exitseven]

This will not be happening it is just more scare tactics by democrats. Everything Trump has done has worked out already. We already have a trade deal with India and there are many more to follow. . Maybe some snowflake will not ba able to get avocados but the shelves will not be empty by any stretch of the imagination. Nowhere near the disaster we had when Biden was president.

[Danzigdawson]

"Nowhere near the disaster we had when Biden was president" 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄. You know @exitseven, you're so disconnected from reality that it's almost as if you didn't live anywhere near the United States... and you're here so often that it's almost as if you were doing this full-time.

[exitseven]

@Danzigdawson fot those of us that had jobs, raised families, paid taxes, drove to work , ate food and had retirement accounts , the 4 years that Biden was president were the worst since the 70s.

[NoDecision]

They say this several times a year so that people go out and stock up. But the shelves always fill back up and don't stay bare for long. I don't know why people keep believing this baloney.

[glennos89]

Hopefully it will stop their patriotic mindset and stop them from applying for their army. It's pathetic that they keep thinking that going to war outside of their country is being an act of good deeds. They are the root evil the plages the world after ww2

[Salaciousrouge]

Who is 'They' In this comment?
If you imply the US is the root of evil, you need a bit more world history. I grant you that the US has a too-long history of failed global policies but this is anything but evil. Misguided and short sighted, sure.
You consider the world 'plagued' but take a look at the extent of war, famine, despotism and abject poverty and extreme health issues throughout history has been put on hold for the last 8 decades. You may come to realise that it was the US which has defended trade routes and promoted global participation which has lifted the vast majority of the globe out of poverty. Its contributions to science and industry are unmatched. The world has seen technological and global health rise exponentially since ww2. Go bsck to your classroom and challenge what you have been told instead of drinking the kool-aid of academia's rhetoric. I have a sense a translation app was used to create this post. If not, then a class in English comp 101 might be in the cards for you.

[Tamera952]

Well, we know what Americans will do —continue to reject TrumpTard & all his foolishness, but better question is; what will congress do? Hopefully find their balls, and stop him.

[Kelley1]

There are no empty shelves, nor will there be. The shelves will be full, but the prices will be higher, the same as it has been for all price increases during the last 100 years.

[DrPepper12]

Uh huh. Watch this spot!

[Kelley1]

There are only two reasons for empty shelves: short-term due to a sudden increase in demand. That will last a week or two until retailers' larger orders can be delivered. Government interference in the market, such as price controls where retailers refuse to sell at a loss.

[DrPepper12]

You forget production issues.

[Renegade_Sailor]

As someone who worked in the trucking industry for 18 years, this isn't going to happen you're being manipulated by fear.

We grow so much food in the USA our government literally pays farmers to throw it out. Not to mention we have caves full of cheese from all the excess dairy the government has paid for.

Sadly Americans aren't getting skinnier.

[DCVsMarvel2]

Not buy, apparently. Which, on one hand, keeps us with our money, but, then what happens if there's an emergency, and we need something badly, that's not shelved

This is why tarrifs are not ok, republican or democrat president. THEYRE NOT OK

[Anonymous]

If Dear Leader wants us to starve then that's the sacrifice we must be willing to make!

[Anonymous]

You need to get a life and some friends lol 😆. You seem like you sit at home all day and watch tv

[Asker]

Really? I'm on GAG just like you. What makes you so special? Don't you like to read and have intelligent discussions about issues that face real people who happen to be suffering? Please feel free to go back to putting your head in the sand...

[blackeagle007]

Are you a Trump voter?

[Asker]

@blackeagle007 What do you think?

[Anonymous]

i'm actually setting up camp at my local grocery store to bitch slap any and all of the liberal fear mongers who are planning to show up and hoard everything to CAUSE the shortage, and CAUSE the panic that they all sit around circle-jerking while thinking about.

Point of common sense: is it reallllllllly Trump's tariff's fault if YOU buy everything on the shelf to intentionally cause a shortage of goods?

[Kayla45]

I would suggest the Americans switch to brands that are made in their country.

We've already started that in Canada.. especially due to the nature of America's politics at the moment.

[MysticDevice]

You say that like we don't produce anything domestically. You realize how much food North America actually produces?

[Lliam]

Newsweek is a tabloid that posts sensationalist click bait to earn income.
How can it predict what will happen weeks from now?

[slatyb]

This will affect Trump voters more than others. I hope they yell at their Representatives to impeach, and their Senators to convinct.

[blackeagle007]

From what I hear, the house and senate republicans don’t do town halls anymore. lol feelings get hurt when getting yelled at. It’s all as bout these dumbasses in Congress having each others backs

[slatyb]

@blackeagle007 No, they are all afraid. I hope that in 2026 there are all tossed out, then the new Congress can impeach.

[blackeagle007]

I hope for new parties like independent or whatever else

[FunkyMonkee]

I think you're full of shit! I was just at the store yesterday and there were no bare shelves!! That's for the scare tactics, though! Try them on some other sucker, next time, Chicken Little.

[DrPepper12]

REALLY restrict consumer confidence and set off stagflation that would wake Jimmy Carter up and notice.

[Anonymous]

You libs are gross, with all your fearmongering.

[Bricealan]

Why do you stoop to post this kind of blatant, fucking stupidity?

Empty shelves, huh? Empty fucking head!!!

[beefcakebradybatson]

Hopefully take his five-centimetre (two-inch) c**k out of their mouth !!!(Then again, Trump's c**k may be the ONLY thing these folk will be swallowing !!!)

[Anonymous]

Americans don't think anything will happen until it happens. Country of zero forethought. Fact.

[Anonymous]

Brave Blue Anon, if the shelves aren't empty in a few weeks, will you admit that you were wrong?

[Justneedtokno]

The main thing is the stock up on the things that you need and also buy the things just be mindful of the things that you need

[BarryLiverstone]

If the shelves are empty there will be starving people and mass death.

[Anonymous]

hopefully we get our lives back, eat real food.

as for our cars... we may have to ride bicycles until the chains break.

[Jove79]

Funny how Biden voters are finally talking, after being silent during Bidens horrible presidency. 🤔

[Quigly]

Waaaah! They took the Junk food off the grocery store shelves. Whatever shall we do!

I guess you'll have to eat real food.

[Rosexøxø]

You probably never stepped foot in a grocery store in America… that has got to be it as to why you made such a nonsensical comment lol

[Quigly]

@Rosexøxø You're right, if they took all the junk food off it would be completely bare shelving. Clearly there is still more Junk food left on those shelves. Just open your eyes and you will see. LoL

[Rosexøxø]

Luckily you have good observation skills when you see a picture I can admire that but for real everyone who is hating on the food quality we have etc etc is forgetting a big point and they never visit America for this one thing.

WE HAVE FARMS.

we HAVE wildlife and livestock.

We have FOLIAGE.

we will not starve for that simple reality. We harvest and even have our own wineries in Florida.

The native Americans lived off the land and nature way before the first settlers settled their ass here.

You guys act like it’s impossible and we don’t know what real food is. Not only that we are evolved enough to manufacture and create our own food. Healthy or not. You guys can be mad for whatever simple reasons but NO no American will DIE here of starvation ESPECIALLY with fat in storage for however man ARE obese.

The only REAL thing that would cause an American to starve is another money hungry selfish American with the power of say so and doesn’t say the damn right thing when it matters most.

I rest my case.

[Rosexøxø]

You see our lady liberty but none of you see we have crops lmao but go ahead and keep hating. See what it solves. lol

[Rosexøxø]

You see our loads of sugars but none see the good things the positives we do have. Will I fault you for that? 100%! lol

But then again I can’t blame humanity. Everyone is just what they are. Tsk tsk 🤦‍♀️

[Quigly]

@Rosexøxø I agree, Tariffs are actually Making America Great Again with less junk food on the store shelves. Newsweek is obviously pushing fear tactics into the American Public.

[Rosexøxø]

I don't know what you’re agreeing with you’re just saying “I agree,” and retreating to what you know but is irrelevant to what I just said.

I just said- if an American starves it will be from another American. It’s NOT going to be from some person across the sea okay.

Sorry if that insults your ego or sense of worth in some way, but it’s the absolute truth. And it’s not going to be because of a halt on trade. It’s going to be because of something more along the lines of overpopulation and distribution. Ratios is all it is. Cause we have the resources. We don’t need food related resources on the other side of the globe. You’re acting like we don’t have access to soil…

Come onnnn

You guys need to use your brains a little more and your hormones a little less. Geez.

Anyways. I won’t be replying if you have another “come back.” It’s just not going to prove anything in this matter. Simply because the facts remain the facts and you’re just throwing around your opinion. Alright best to ya.

[Quigly]

@Rosexøxø Nobody is going to starve without Junk food. I can always pick up a fishing rod and catch a Good Dinner. I'm not worried, I am not totally dependent on supply chains.

[Staximus]

All that food is made in United States, genius

[OneViewpoint]

Not true genius. About 17.3% of the US food supply is imported. Watch what happen when you reduce supply by 17% overnight.

Olive oil is a big concern. Most of it is imported.

A lot of fish is imported from Asian countries.

Dairy from Canada.

Spices do not come from the US generally. Hope you like bland food.

Cheeses are largely imported.

Beers and tequilas come from Mexico. Corona and Modelo are two of the most popular beer brands in the US.

Bananas, avocados, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, mangoes, lemons, limes, mandarins, pineapples, tomatoes, and lettuce are all big imports.

Cocoa and coffee.

Brazilian sugar beets used in biofuel production.

Big agricultural suppliers are Canada, Mexico, China, Vietnam, South America,

[Staximus]

@OneViewpoint most all those dry goods on those shelves are made in the US, smart guy. Brazilians don't make biofuel out of sugar beets , they make most of it out of sugarcane and we mostly use corn for our biofuels not sugar beets or sugar cane

[Staximus]

Try speaking on things you actually know about instead of making yourself look like an idiot

[OneViewpoint]

Wrong moron.

[OneViewpoint]

Sugar beets are far more efficient than corn. Do some reading... at your 6th grade level

[Asker]

The tariffs are obviously affecting food distribution, genius... Can you actually read?

[genericname85]

he shelves will be fuller than ever casue people will not be able to afford shit xD

[Jersey2]

The US produces massive amounts of food so we will be more than fine. Anon troll… do better.

[Anonymous]

Turn to cannibalism, the liberals soft, stupid, lazy and oh so tender

[Godihateyou]

Lol. Buy American. Wage increas incoming. I'm 43
Seen this cycle 3 times now.

[turkish_delight19]

He is truly crazy. Zelenski and trump caricatures are being made in our country😂

[trumpetplayerforlife]

Love the lack of info people post😂😂

[Anonymous]

Only in democrat run cities that have to lock up they spaghettios and cans of tuna.

[LauraJ00]

Lose weight. lol. Just trolling.

[Entertained_Adult]

Watch more porn

[Kelly6]

United States of Panic 🤣

[Jersey2]

No one even thinks about it over here. Our country is a large exporter of food.

[Miristheiss]

Empty shelves huh?

[Pterodon]

Hasn’t happened yet so stfu coward anonymous

[OneViewpoint]

Apparently grandpa you don't know much about inventory and logistics. The tsunami is coming and you're standing on the beach thinking it's a beautiful day.

[Asker]

Great! Another MAGAT who wants to be distracted while the world burns. If you actually bothered to read the article, it said within weeks. This will be a slow, painful process. It's actually ignorant @$$holes like you who need to stfu. Oh, and I am positive that "Pterodon" is your real name...

[Syntosi]

*yet

[Pterodon]

I’m not afraid or an alarmist like you cowards are

[Syntosi]

... *yet

[Dargil]

This is democrat agitprop.

[Shiprex]

Hoho ho FAFO Trumptonians

[WhiteThought]

The shelves will not be empty.

[Sal_Monella]

I haven't seen one.

[Snakeyes7]

Where? I haven't seen any of that yet.

[Panthero80]

Elect a new president?

[Anonymous]

They will die of hunger. 😂

[AJDiditin85]

Get grown, get educated, get real

[Anonymous]

They have their own fats/flabs to consume.

[Sluttt]

Bankruptcy

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Rob you.

[Anonymous]

Yawn