Source: NORTH STATE JOURNAL, 9/3/21

 Summer is winding down, which means it’s time to go back to school. Unfortunately, teachers, parents, and students say they are already feeling the effects of certain product shortages related to the lingering impacts of COVID-19. The global supply chain is an intricate web consisting of container ships, airplanes, trucks and trains, but the pandemic disrupted the entire system, which means those at the end of the chain — consumers — are facing a longer wait for basic items and fewer options overall. While North Carolina-based businesses are responsible for many of local products we love and know well, their actual supply chains span thousands of miles across continents and oceans.

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