Flour-dusted store shelves, emptied of bags, have become a commonplace sight in the last month despite the gluten-free diet trend and grocers placing purchase quantity limits.
Bloomberg reported sales of flour were up 155% compared tor the same week in 2019, while yeast sales were up 457%.
Quarantine baking is officially a craze, and millers in Oregon are working overtime.
At Camas Country Mill in Junction City, OR, Owner Tom Hunton told the Statesman Journal the reason consumers can't find flour in the supermarket has more to do with packaging and distribution then supply.
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