Quarantine Baking Trend has Oregon Mills Running Overtime

Quarantine baking is officially a craze, one that has people making sourdough bread as a hands-on hobby and flocking to carbs as a source of comfort in a stressful time.

Flour-dusted store shelves, emptied of bags, have become a commonplace sight in the last month. Bloomberg reported sales of flour were up 155% compared to the same week in 2019, while yeast sales were up 457%.

The shortage of flour in stores, however, doesn’t accurately reflect a grain shortage or the variety of ways Oregon’s wheat growers, millers and bakers are experiencing COVID-19 and #quarantinebaking.

*Reported by The Register Guard