Summary
Photograph of empty display cabinets at LaManna Supermarket Essendon Fields in mid March 2020.
The advent of COVID-19 lock downs in mid March brought with it a series of panic buying across Melbourne, Victoria and the world. Grocery staples, such as meat and pasta, were among the most highly sought after products. Usually the cheapest cuts of meat were the first to be completely sold out.
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Mostly empty display cabinet for mince at supermarket. Some unsold packs of salmon, seafood mix and calamari rings can be seen to the left of the image.
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Digital file, JPEG, Colour
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Keywords
Supermarkets, Meat, COVID-19 Pandemic, Food, Panic Buying, Pandemics
