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Victorian lockdown may lead to supermarket supply issues – but panic buying impact greater – The Guardian
Covid restrictions on warehouses in Victoria likely to have ‘an immediate impact on our shelves’ but shoppers urged not to stock up
Experts have said Victorias restrictions on warehouses could lead to supply issues for the states supermarkets but shelf shortages can be avoided if people do not panic-buy.
From midnight on Sunday, the workforce of supermarket warehouses and food distribution centres will be reduced by one third, under Melbournes stricter stage four lockdown.
Staff levels in large abattoirs and red meat processing plants will also be reduced by a third, and reduced in poultry processing plants to 80% of norma…
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