Baby formula continues to be scarce throughout the United States as parents scramble to feed their babies amid a supply chain crisis. No product seems to be immune to the supply chain disruption with baby formula being the latest causality amplified by the covid-19 pandemic, historic inflation and numerous recalls. With no end in sight, parents are becoming desperate as store shelves lay empty throughout the country. "Unfortunately, given the unprecedented amount of volatility to the category, we anticipate baby formula to continue to be one of the most affected products in the market,” Datasembly CEO Ben Reich advised.

Last Thursday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency amid supply chain disruptions. The executive order went into effect on Saturday April 16^th. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and an already stressed supply chain – Georgia has not been able to recover as quickly as they had hoped.

A new year – the same semiconductor chip shortage that’s plaguing both the automaker and electronic industries. Back in June, I wrote about the chip shortage in reference to Tesla. But Tesla isn’t the only company struggling with lack of inventory amid the shortage. The lack of chips are driving the price of new cars up nearly 12% and causing a significant loss of revenue to the tune of $2.10 billion dollars.