EPISODE · May 15, 2020 · 19 MIN
What You Need to Know About the Food Supply Disruptions
from Heritage Explains · host Heritage Podcast Network
Restaurants are closed due to COVID-19. Farmers are dumping fresh milk and eggs. Meat processing plants are shutting down, causing shortages of beef, poultry, and pork. How long can these disruptions last? Is there a solution to help farmers, meat processing plants and their workers? Some are making calls for Americans to just stop eating meat. Should we even entertain that? Today, Daren Bakst a senior research fellow in agricultural policy, in Heritage’s Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies helps explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Restaurants are closed due to COVID-19. Farmers are dumping fresh milk and eggs. Meat processing plants are shutting down, causing shortages of beef, poultry, and pork. How long can these disruptions last? Is there a solution to help farmers, meat processing plants and their workers? Some are making calls for Americans to just stop eating meat. Should we even entertain that? Today, Daren Bakst a senior research fellow in agricultural policy, in Heritage’s Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies helps explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What You Need to Know About the Food Supply Disruptions
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