International Business News - Shortage http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Dave Barber did the math. Now Peoria's public works director is crossing his fingers and hoping his city has enough road salt to ride out the winter. The central Illinois city recently paid almost $48 a ton to replenish its salt supply, an increase of 30 percent--or $500,000--over last year. Even so, Barber feels fortunate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/road-salt-shortage-soaring-prices-vex-states.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:45:13 EST Rabbi Moishe Silverman stood taking inventory of a meat freezer at South Florida Kosher, the supermarket and butcher shop where he works. Dressed in a yarmulke and tie and wearing a plastic apron over his white butcher jacket, he surveyed the piled boxes of chicken and beef. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/186740-kosher-shortage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/customers-stew-as-kosher-meat-gets-scarce.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/customers-stew-as-kosher-meat-gets-scarce.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:15:16 EST Dave Barber did the math. Now Peoria's public works director is crossing his fingers and hoping his city has enough road salt to ride out the winter. The central Illinois city recently paid almost $48 a ton to replenish its salt supply, an increase of 30 percent, or $500,000, over last year. Even so, Barber feels fortunate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/states-find-road-salt-in-shorter-supply-pricier.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:37:00 EST Opportunists often sue cash-strapped Papua New Guinea's government--and win--simply because it does not have enough lawyers to represent it in court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/lawyer-shortage-exposes-papua-new-guinea-to-suits.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:02:53 EST Truong Van Cao and two other fishermen share a cramped, muddy tent amid the wreckage of homes, including his own, destroyed when Hurricane Ike stormed across this tiny Southeast Texas town. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/texas-tent-living-still-common-2-months-after-ike.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:39:39 EST Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws and limiting the number of women who can use sperm from one donor, fertility experts warned Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173616-britain-sperm-shortage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/british-group-urges-more-men-to-donate-sperm.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/british-group-urges-more-men-to-donate-sperm.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:03:35 EST Expect a bumpier drive. An asphalt shortage is delaying road maintenance projects in communities nationwide. Asphalt is becoming scarce as U.S. refiners overhaul their equipment to maximize output of highly profitable fuels such as diesel and gasoline, using inexpensive--and hard to process--crude oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/asphalt-shortage-delays-road-repairs-nationwide.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:23:40 EST A South Korean official has disputed the U.N.'s assessment that millions of North Koreans are at risk of food shortages, saying Friday that the impoverished communist country does not appear to face a "serious" food emergency. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/158522-north-korea-food-shortage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/south-korea-theres-no-north-korea-food-crisis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/south-korea-theres-no-north-korea-food-crisis.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:14:07 EDT The U.N. food agency said Thursday that millions of North Koreans face a food crisis, but a South Korean official said that Seoul has not decided whether to respond to a request for food aid to the communist country. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157893-nkorea-kim-jong-il.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/un-warns-of-millions-could-starve-in-nkorea.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/un-warns-of-millions-could-starve-in-nkorea.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:35:17 EDT Antigua will face a severe crop shortage that could last into the holiday season--when demand is highest--after Hurricane Omar dumped heavy rain across the island, agriculture officials said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/antigua-prepares-for-crop-shortage-after-hurricane.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:54:23 EDT A global shortage of radioactive isotopes used to diagnose and treat cancer patients has officials at the nation's largest campus research reactor vying to fill the void. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/mo-research-reactor-eyes-global-isotope-market.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:54:38 EDT This summer, Steve Sanford had to tell 106 dairy farmers in rural northern Vermont he could no longer treat their cows. Battling degenerative arthritis, the 56-year-old large animal veterinarian can't do the physically challenging work any more. Worse, he can't find anyone who will, having already tried to recruit a bovine veterinarian to join his practice. He has advertised for help and trained new graduates--only to have them leave after short stays. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144426-vet-shortage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/shortage-of-large-animal-vets-taxes-farmers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/shortage-of-large-animal-vets-taxes-farmers.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:39:07 EDT Tired of waiting in long lines or simply running out of gas, angry drivers in the Southeast are lashing out at politicians, demanding that their leaders do more to get fuel flowing to the region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/gas-shortage-have-politicians-making-tough-calls.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:57:23 EDT Lines eased somewhat Tuesday in Atlanta, the largest city hit by a hurricane-induced gas shortage in the southeast, as Georgia's governor waited for a White House answer to his request to release more crude oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/gas-lines-shorter-in-largest-city-hit-by-shortage.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:36:40 EDT Motorists are rising before dawn so they can be at the filling station when the delivery truck arrives. Some are skipping work or telecommuting. Others are taking the extreme step--for Atlanta--of switching to public transportation. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142142-gas-shortage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/gas-shortage-plagues-the-southeast.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/gas-shortage-plagues-the-southeast.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:53:05 EDT Promised infusions of gasoline to areas of North Carolina that have been out of gas since last week have been slow arriving and officials said Monday all they can do is urge that drivers be patient. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/nc-gas-hunt-some-stations-still-dry-others-not.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:28:29 EDT This is how serious the Southeastern gas shortage has become: There's talk of calling off college football. Not serious talk, of course. A petroleum executive's suggestion that No. 3 Georgia postpone its Saturday night game against No. 8 Alabama was quickly dismissed Friday by the Georgia governor's office as "ridiculous." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/139716-gas-shortage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/gas-shortage-wipes-out-weekend-across-the-south.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/gas-shortage-wipes-out-weekend-across-the-south.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:28:48 EDT Ralph Sheffield's tidy gas station has stayed open around the clock for 13 years, keeping the lights on even during lonely Christmas mornings and the slow holiday season. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/138662-gas-shortage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/southeast-gas-shortage-squeezes-small-retailers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/southeast-gas-shortage-squeezes-small-retailers.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:27:01 EDT A gas shortage that's frustrating drivers in the Southeast has prompted a community college in North Carolina to cancel classes for the rest of the week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/classes-at-nc-college-canceled-due-to-gas-shortage.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:38:53 EDT The gas shortage in western North Carolina convinced officials at a community college Wednesday to close its three campuses for at least the rest of the week as an increasing number of its 25,000 students have failed to show up for classes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/college-closes-because-of-western-nc-gas-shortage.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:04:14 EDT