Los Angeles Times reported on how the coronavirus pandemic is short-circuiting the intricate network of producers and suppliers needed to power the global food system. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber commented that “the system has evolved to be highly efficient; able to get food from Asia or South America onto the grocery store shelves within days. Now we have all these things gone from stores in the U.S.” Republished in forty-five other outlets including the Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee, Raleigh News & Observer, Lexington Herald-Leader, Tacoma News Tribune, Transport Topics, Bellingham Herald, Gulf Times.
From caviar to apple juice, the coronavirus is changing the way the world feeds itself (Los Angeles Times)
April 10, 2020