Source: RICHMOND COUNTY DAILY JOURNAL, 12/22/20


One lesson that 2020 has taught both farmers and consumers is that a pandemic can cause upsets in our food supply chain. Closures and slowdowns at large processing plants across the U.S., caused by COVID-19 outbreaks, led to reductions in operating capacity, especially in the beef and pork sector. Lower capacity at these plants led to significant reductions of product, especially in cattle and hog processing, compared to previous years. This reduction is one of several reasons why consumers saw a shortage of meat at the grocery store...

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