Meat can be the next product missing in supermarkets

Stock is down in some shops and there is possibility of breakages on time after four days of the Teamsters ' strike, there are already shortages in supermarkets in many Brazilian cities. Extra stores, sugar loaf and Assai, flags of the GPA, there are items in the groceries industry. In a statement, the group reported that stocks of meat and poultry also begin to be impacted, and warned of the possibility of occasional shortages in stores of Extra and the sugar loaf. In Carrefour, some network stores only selling products to five units of each item per customer. The company reported in a statement, released yesterday, that "supply follows without many problems in their stores on the basis of the volumes of stocks and seeking alternatives to meet the greatest number of customers". GPA and Carrefour trying to resort to local suppliers to ensure the supply. In Rio de Janeiro, the impacts of shortages already are evident. Botafogo and stores network playground Prezunic, shelves of fruits and vegetables are empty and a warning informs customers that the situation is a result of the strike of truck drivers. According to Agas (Associação Gaúcha de Supermarkets), companies in the sector throughout the Rio Grande do Sul are reporting a lack of products in areas such as butchers, dairy products and groceries. "Another concern is the situation of the cooking gas. If supermarkets are unable to replenish their stocks, will be inviabilizadas the production of bakery, confectionery and Delicatessen, "Antonio Cesa Long, President of the Association. According to Abras (Brazilian Association of Supermarkets), the stoppage because of supply problems in the Federal District and self-service 13 States: Pará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Paraíba, Minas Gerais, Ceara, Pernambuco, Spirit Santo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.