I took my daughter to the dentist this morning and spoke with a father in the waiting room who is a sub-distributor for fresh fruits and vegetables. He told me his fuel costs are on the verge of putting him out of business.
And THAT will be the major shoe to drop. Fuel costs for logistics. Everything from raw material to produce to auto haulers.
I mentioned a few pages back about some of my "hotshot" clients and what they are dealing with.
You see a host of 26ft refer box trucks that deliver produce to restaurants/grocers and i know a big one is Capitol City Produce out of Baton Rouge. Just for one unit to make its rounds in New Orleans, has to cost around $100 in fuel to make its rounds and back to Baton Rouge.
Per day.
He isnt absorbing that cost. The grocer or restaurant isnt absorbing that cost. The consumer will.