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Food supply chains starting to crack under Covid-19.
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[quote:Legna Angel:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MjM4Mzc1XzM0ODhGODA1] [quote:Anonymous Coward 61153477:MV80MzQ5ODI1Xzc5MjM4MzQzX0Y2QzYwRUYz] Is the Food Chain the Canary in the coal mine? Food Chain, it made my brain hurt to work this backwards and then forwards...I probably missed things, but here it is: The Farmer, is he well enough to plant/harvest? Does he have all the machinery, equipment, in working order. Does he have the seeds, the fertilizer, weed control, etc. Crops have been harvested, are there Trucks/Truckers available to take to markets? The Rancher, is he well enough to tend to livestock? Does he have enough food, etc. for livestock? Are there trucks/truckers to take livestock to processors? Processors, are they open? Do they have the workforce they need? Processors also need supplies to process and package the meats/ chicken/ other finished products. Are those supplies available, has that workforce been let go furloughed? Semi Prepared Foods, Canned foods, boxed food goods, baked goods all would have similar, although not identical concerns. Every aspect of the food chain relies upon so many other businesses. Producers, supplies, transportation. Workers, workforce at every step. Transportation in between every step. This can be said of almost any industry. No idea what goes into Toilet Paper start to finish to market, if anyone wants to do that one! Its not food but, apparently critical. [/quote] plenty of toilet paper, manufacturing loves you lol [/quote]
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Update 4/12
After considering the consequences of adding to fears I have decided not to proceed with keeping this thread updated on a daily basis. Those who wish to share information and discuss the subject are free to do so. The anxiety I created for myself alone is enoigh for me to step back. I recognize my limitations and will no longer participate in this thread. We need solutions to problems rather than adding to the problem themselves.
Supply chains starting to crack. I work for a major food processing plant in the midwest. Someone I work with has family that works at the factory who supplies all of our plastic products. This particular factory supplies our company with 30,000 cups and lids of all sizes every few days. Apparently that plant is shutting down for 28 days. This will disrupt our ability to distribute our food products at the plant I work at. As of now we will be down the next 3 days for fog disinfecting the entire plant for a 2nd week in a row. With this disruption we are expecting an additional week to two weeks of no production which will significantly impact walmarts and grocery stores across the region.
This is the real deal folks. Food manufacturing in the midwest are now seeing disruptions. You know what will follow. Will keep this thread updated.
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