As US food banks handle record demand and grocery stores struggle to keep shelves stocked, farmers are dumping fresh milk and plowing vegetables back into the dirt as the shutdown of the food service industry has scrambled the supply chain. Roughly half the food grown in the US was previously destined for restaurants, schools, stadiums, theme parks and cruise ships.
The impact could be up to $1.32bn from March to May in farm losses alone, according to a National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition report.
Crops being plowed into the dirt. Excess milk, etc.
I admittedly don’t understand the food chain well enough in the U.S., but how does the government not subsidize this in some form or fashion to get food to those who need it nationwide? I’ve always thought to myself how can any child ever go one night hungry?
And don’t get me wrong, $2 trillion stimulus. I understand the government isn’t doing nothing. That said, this doesn’t make sense to me?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...avirus-outbreak-agriculture-food-supply-waste
The impact could be up to $1.32bn from March to May in farm losses alone, according to a National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition report.
Crops being plowed into the dirt. Excess milk, etc.
I admittedly don’t understand the food chain well enough in the U.S., but how does the government not subsidize this in some form or fashion to get food to those who need it nationwide? I’ve always thought to myself how can any child ever go one night hungry?
And don’t get me wrong, $2 trillion stimulus. I understand the government isn’t doing nothing. That said, this doesn’t make sense to me?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...avirus-outbreak-agriculture-food-supply-waste
