(ANSA) - ROMA, 14 GEN - epa09685489 Shoppers are greeted with
empty shelves in the meat department at a grocery store in
Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 14 January 2022. Shortages at grocery
stores across the country continue as a result of several
factors, the continuing spread of the omicron variant, winter
storms piling on to supply chain struggles and a nation wide
labor shortage. EPA/SHAWN THEW
SHAWN THEW/ (ANSA).