r/Shortages is a subreddit with 55k members. The most common flair used is fossil fuels, retail & consumer, agricultural, anecdotal, and labor.
This community facilitates the sharing of information on post-COVID shortages and observations of things in short supply in your area or line of work.
Flair Used in r/Shortages
#1
Fossil Fuels
: "US diesel supplies just dropped to the lowest seasonal level in history right before winter heating and harvest seasons begin"
25 posts
#2
Retail & Consumer
: "CNBC: Exxon warns oil inventories will hit dangerously low levels in weeks, forcing prices to shoot higher."
22 posts
#3
Agricultural
: "A global food shortage is emerging, but nobody seems to care"
14 posts
#4
Anecdotal
: "Fertiliser shortages to have dramatic effect on food prices, says Duke of Westminster’s firm"
12 posts
#5
Labor
: "At my local Target in Pennsylvania. Barely any dog food."
10 posts
#6
Transportation/Logistics
: "Even mighty Coke is having manufacturing issues. This store in Salt Lake, no 12 oz cans of DP (Dr Pepper)"
7 posts
#7
Water
: "Ridiculous lines for water at Costco in San Juan, PR metro area"
7 posts
#8
Rationing
: "Warehouse that stores 85 millions lbs of meat catches fire"
6 posts
#9
Raw Materials
: "China temporarily bans helium exports as US-Iran tensions flare again"
6 posts
#10
other
: "The Coming Food Security Shock"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Shortages
Yearly
+17k members(45.2%)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026