USA Today reported on the potential for a food supply crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis. Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos believes that if the new Congressional stimulus package isn’t enough to sustain the purchasing power of laid-off workers, “then people may have to start saving on food and shift to cheaper and less healthy foods.” Republished by Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
US agriculture: Can it handle coronavirus, labor shortages and panic buying? (USA Today)
April 08, 2020