Thanksgiving Dinner Staples Might Be Hard to Find The supply-chain crunch is about to hit another part of American life: Thanksgiving dinner. Supplies of food household items are 11% lower than normal as of Oct. 31, a figure that isn’t far from the bare shelves of March 2020. The supply-chain crunch is about to hit another part of American life: Thanksgiving dinner. Supplies of food household items are 11% lower than normal as of Oct. 31, a figure that isn’t far from the bare shelves of March 2020.