Short Supply

The reason MRE's are in short supply has nothing to do with current production. It has to do with what is termed the gray or black market, depending on where the organization that has MRE's for sale falls. After Desert Storm, MRE's were extremely plentiful as the military planned for a two month assault on Iraq that lasted all of a couple days. They had lots of leftovers. Many were given to prisons at great discounts. Many were handed over to food banks. A great number of these were resold to purveyors who have been profiting by selling them on the internet and through end of the world type publications.

Keep in mind that at this point, these things are 8 years old. They are all Julian code dated in case you have purchased them in the past and are curious to know when they were produced. The goal of MRE's is a 3 year shelf life at 90 degrees. Obviously, normal room temperature can extend their shelf life. The military and the people who make MRE's for the military have been trying to establish a commercial market for their product as that would bring down the cost of the product to the military and bring additional revenue to MRE providers who have suffered during the troop cutbacks.

Offered by John.