Sriracha hot sauce shortage expected to last through summer following chili pepper shortage WSOC

Publish date: 2024-05-04

The Sriracha hot sauce shortage is expected to last through at least Labor Day, following a chili pepper shortage.

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Huy Fong Foods, Inc., which produces Sriracha, shared a news release last April stating that weather conditions have caused the company a more severe shortage of chili peppers than they had anticipated. Chili peppers are the essential ingredient for many of their products like their chili garlic, Sriracha hot chili sauce and Sambal Oelek, CBS News says.

Due to the lack of chili peppers, all orders that have been submitted prior to April 19 will be set back to after September 6, 2022, at the earliest. Orders placed after April 19 will be put on hold. In the release, they say that on July 24, 2020, the company was experiencing a shortage and could not promise any products to customers.

CBS News says it’s unclear where Huy Fong Foods, Inc. purchases their chili peppers from, but parts of Mexico and the western United States, where they are typically grown, have been facing a drought.

Due to the shortage, NBC News says some restaurants may not offer Sriracha, or, if they do, it won’t be free.

The United States Department of Agriculture put out a news release on July 1 to provide consumers and retailers with several measures they believe will help address a variety of issues from the supply chain concerns, whether it’s due to COVID-19, weather, the war in Ukraine or other circumstances.

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