[–] 23459352? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Price of milk has gone up where I'm at.
I saw something earlier, about a plan by the govt to purchase the products directly from the farmers and send it all to food banks. It was on yahoo, and of course they aren't showing that article right now... Anyway, if that is true, I hope it truly helps these farmers.
[–] 23459426? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Plus it's not like you can replace the crops next week IF demand improves, once gone, they're gone until NEXT harvest (after tilling, planting, fertilizing, watering, growing, weeding, harvesting). That MUST mean a GAP somewhere in the chain.
[–] 23460892? [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
exactly, i have a consumer goods manufacturing company and laid off 120 people. People say. gee it'll bounce back. NOOOOOTTTTTTTT my sales cycle is up to 1 year for product. Massive orders have been cancelled for the rest of the year that CANNOT be made up. and future shutdowns are looming. This isn't a once and done virus.
[–] 23465304? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
EXACTLY. SO many other considerations that simply "supply" and "demand". Yet our leaders, I guess, though aware, think we (public) can't handle the truth? SO MANY things that are not considered? It's why I PREPARE for life WITHOUT government leadership. I hope you have too.
[–] 23459446? 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I buy meat from a small local farm. I no longer trust mass market meat. I get produce from same farm in summer and a health food market near me. You would think prices sky high, they are not. And fantastic quality. If you can do it, find a farm and buy local. Get a freezer and stock up.
[–] 23460058? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Right from the mouth of my Amish neighbor today. Chicken farmers are gassing their flocks because there is no place to process them. Dairy farmers are dumping half of their milk down drains. Dairy farmers already have a narrow margin so this will put many out of business.
[–] 23460165? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I work in the produce industry in California.
In our local county we supply a large amount of lettuce, romaine, broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, salad mixes ECT.
I'm not seeing any of the things mentioned above at all.
The food service customers have dropped their sales by 70% 3 weeks ago, but this week they were down 40%
Significantly off, but the sales are improving steadily in these sector of our business. Food service = schools, restaurants, hospitals, prisons, sporting events ECT.
The retail side of our business has made up for the losses we have seen in food service. Costco, Publix, Target, Kroger ECT.
We are a large grower here, and there are 6 to 7 others like us here.
[–] 23459071? 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Forcing conditions to the point of bringing about a food shortage... leading to a contrived famine... I'm sure no one has ever done that before...
cough HOLDOMOR cough