I 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

I 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...