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Recent news reports were of farmers throwing away produce because demand dropped from all the restaurants closing down. I think we’ll be ok.
by dawnerd 7y ago
Recent news reports were of farmers throwing away produce because demand dropped from all the restaurants closing down. I think we’ll be ok.
- klmadfejno 7y agoI hadn't heard about that. Googling it suggests most of this is due to supply chain problems preventing farmers who normally sell to restaurants being unable to sell to grocery stores; and labor not being available to pick food https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=farmers+throwing+away+produce&atb=v198-1&ia=news&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2020%2F04%2F20%2Fcalifornia-farmers-are-forced-to-let-crops-rot-and-throw-away-milk-while-food-bank-demand-soars%2F https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=farmers+throwing+away+produ...