{"id":2312,"date":"2019-01-22T18:17:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=2312"},"modified":"2019-01-22T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T18:17:20","slug":"harare-supermarkets-run-out-of-basic-foodstuffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/harare-supermarkets-run-out-of-basic-foodstuffs","title":{"rendered":"Harare supermarkets run out of basic foodstuffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MOST supermarkets in Harare\u2019s central business district (CBD) are running out of stocks of basic goods as supply lines are drying up, the NewsDay has established.<span id=\"more-3096224744011617\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A survey done by NewsDay over the weekend revealed that retailers such as Food World, OK and TM Pick n Pay in the central business district did not have basics such as flour, mealie-meal and cooking oil.<\/p>\n<p>The unavailability of the basics, according to retailers, has been attributed to massive hoarding following last week\u2019s protests which saw businesses being shutdown.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1404286234\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a case of a supply gap, because most manufacturers could not distribute their products due to the shutdown. The gap taken by the shutdown cannot be filled easily. We are hoping that the suppliers would deliver today. I am actually coming from a meeting with suppliers right now, and they assured us that they would supply,\u201d Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers president Denford Mutashu said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the retail shops, Food World, has put a cap and is limiting one product per customer on all products to curb stock outs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs it stands, we don\u2019t know when we are going to get the next supply. No supplier is promising to supply us with these products,\u201d one of the retail staff said.<\/p>\n<p>Customers are also experiencing a limited range of products in supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from lack of supply, supermarkets are also now resorting to closing earlier than usual.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-208775564\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent-250\">\n<p>The scarcity of flour on the shelves could have been worsened by the erratic supply of wheat from millers who are battling to import the product due to forex shortages.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the pressure, one of the major cooking oil producers, Surface Wilmar, recently suspended operations due to foreign currency shortages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1618771191\" class=\"newsd-ads-links\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOST supermarkets in Harare\u2019s central business district (CBD) are running out of stocks of basic goods as supply lines are drying up, the NewsDay has established. 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