How COVID-19 impacts food waste along the supply chain.
From Farmdoc Daily
The Covid-19 pandemic has created massive disruptions in the food system, from farm to fork. In some cases, we have observed and experienced severe food shortages. In others, food cannot reach end consumers and is ultimately wasted. Food waste is not new or novel in our current food system; however, images and reports of whole fields being plowed under and millions of gallons of milk being dumped during a time of such economic hardship and increased food insecurity raises questions about how Covid-19 has impacted food waste along the supply chain.
Ellison, B. and M. Kalaitzandonakes. "Food Waste and Covid-19: Impacts along the Supply Chain." farmdoc daily (10):164, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, September 10, 2020.