More empty shelves ahead in WA supermarkets as Coles and Woolworths try to restock stores

Still, more empty shelves than usual in Perth supermarkets and the slimmer pickings are likely to continue. The immediate cause of the shortages was the flooding in March, which cut rail supplies until Easter. When you look at the national Interstate freight disruptions, they’re becoming more frequent and more intense, and more often we will have to live with those, those sort of consequences of shelf shortages. The people of Perth and other WA centres are warned that a lack of warehousing and the onset of more intense weather events means they’re going to have to get used to supply cuts. We can’t just harden all our roads or all our rail networks. We need Rd. rail, sea and air as part of a national strategy of freight resilience and that’s going to require national leadership on it. Some shoppers believe they can cope with the current shortages. Personally, I think we will. We have quite a small family and a cupboard full of tin food, but I could imagine that if you were trying to feed a lot more people than it might be an issue. I feel like the bolt of water, like the one literal to litter water is always like empty on the shelf. For now I’m all right, although I have noticed that some brands, I’m having to change brands because of the way it works. In a statement, Woolworths said a large amount of stock was being sent by rail to help get levels back on track with a priority on chilled products. A statement from Coles said there would be stock arrivals in the coming days as the backlog clears.