“Nor is the supply chain set up for this rapid transformation.”From his purview, the supply chain has become very centralized, especially in meat and poultry. “This move towards concentration of food processing has been a general trend for many years and has been done for efficiency and cost-cutting purposes. “A lot of the food supply chain was built to supply commercial and retail foodservice outlets. “Different reasons are at work for each food supply chain that makes it unfeasible to easily or quickly divert the food supplies for commercial use to household use. “COVID-19 outbreaks at food processing facilities have exposed how food processing is a huge bottleneck in our food system.

Source: Fox News May 08, 2020 13:18 UTC