Re:U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' to a Shortage, CEO...
by dsl on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @12:56PM
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Meat has the shortest shelf life of foods, so any impact on the food supply chain will be felt there first.
US Agriculture as a whole employs 22 million people. Of that, meet production is about 500,000. Fruits, vegetables, and grains take an order of magnitude more hands to make it to the table, so to speak.
US Agriculture as a whole employs 22 million people. Of that, meet production is about 500,000. Fruits, vegetables, and grains take an order of magnitude more hands to make it to the table, so to speak.