The coronavirus pandemic is causing unprecedented disruption to US and global economies. Leaders with the University of Illinois hosted a webinar to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture.
Gary Schnitkey says
the industry is facing supply chain challenges as consumers change their buying
patterns.
“There’s been some shortages and most of those shortages are because of consumer behavior…” he says. “Our first major concern is keeping our supply chain functioning and those would be primarily related to meat, dairy, egg, and produce – those perishable commodities.”
Farmers are also
facing a difficult decision-making environment because of the rapidly changing
situation.
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