LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – If you’ve gone to the grocery store in the past couple of days, you might have noticed some shelves with nothing on them. “We see almost that, we like to call it panic buying, where we are stocking up because we know that our time is valuable during this disastrous time,” said Maranda Brooks,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – If you’ve gone to the grocery store in the past couple of days, you might have noticed some shelves with nothing on them.
“We see almost that, we like to call it panic buying, where we are stocking up because we know that our time is valuable during this disastrous time,” said Maranda Brooks, a Family Consumer Science Agent for the Fayette County Cooperative Extension Office.
Brooks says with hurricane Helene hitting and causing a tropical storm in parts of Kentucky and a strike involving 45,000 dockworkers, many people have been trying to stock up on groceries and supplies they might need.
Some of the main items brooks says people buy most of are, “We’re seeing canned goods,” said Brooks. “We’re seeing paper goods in terms of your toiletry items, as far as toilet paper, paper towels and bottled water. We also see things that can create light, such as batteries and matches.”
With ports on strike, Brooks says we could potentially see that effect Kentucky.
“Here at the extension office that’s another reason why we encourage shopping locally, so that maybe those goods that were from another state, you’re shopping with your local farmers.”
If you are in need of certain items, but can’t find them, brooks advises to reach out to community groups for help or reach out the to extension office.