A thread where I collect info about ongoing food production disruptions, Covid-related & otherwise.

#CovidFoodSecurity
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/honeybee-alberta-canada-import-1.5515575">https://www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
Honeybee farmers facing 'desperate situation' as bee imports slow | CBC News

Canadian beekeepers buy thousands of queen bees and packages of bees every year to replace hives that died over the winter, but this year those bees aren't getting into the country.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/honeybee-alberta-canada-import-1.5515575
#CovidFoodSecurity https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/calgary/2020/4/8/1_4888670.html">https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/cal...
Lack of bee imports due to COVID-19 will affect honey supply, agriculture

Because of shipping restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Scandia Honey was unable to important any bees this season, which will have an affect on Canada's honey supply and agriculture.

https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/calgary/2020/4/8/1_4888670.html
"‘A perfect storm’: US facing hunger crisis as demand for food banks soars"

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/02/us-food-banks-coronavirus-demand-unemployment?__twitter_impression=true">https://amp.theguardian.com/environme...
"Food security experts warn of supply shortages, higher prices due to global pandemic"

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5520492?__twitter_impression=true">https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.552...
"FDA Suspends Routine Food Inspections Amid Coronavirus Pandemic. About 77 percent of the U.S. food supply is regulated by the FDA"

https://www.eater.com/platform/amp/2020/3/23/21191632/fda-routine-food-surveillance-inspections-suspended-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic?__twitter_impression=true">https://www.eater.com/platform/...
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2020/04/03/826006362/food-shortages-nope-too-much-food-in-the-wrong-places?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews">https://www.npr.org/sections/...
Food Shortages? Nope, Too Much Food In The Wrong Places

Some Americans, fearing food shortages from COVID-19, have cleaned out supermarket shelves. Yet there's too much food in some places. Farmers are dumping milk and vegetables that they can't sell.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2020/04/03/826006362/food-shortages-nope-too-much-food-in-the-wrong-places?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews
Scottish fishermen turn to food banks as Covid-19 devastates industry

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https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/10/scottish-fishermen-turn-to-food-banks-as-covid-19-devastates-industry?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco&__twitter_impression=true">https://amp.theguardian.com/environme...
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Thousands again turn out for fourth distribution by San Antonio Food Bank, this one on the South...

The crowds seeking basic necessities are getting larger and the San Antonio Food Bank is struggling to keep up with the demand caused by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Thousands-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-pandemic-s-15189948.php#photo-19278209
https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN21L2V5?__twitter_impression=true">https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/a...
Coronavirus upends global food supply chains in latest economic shock

In the fertile Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unorthodox diet: Some feed iceberg lettuce to buffalo. Others feed strawberries to cows.

https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN21L2V5?__twitter_impression=true
"it’s not always possible to maintain six feet of social distancing while producing food, as the FDA notes. And the farm population in the U.S. is rapidly aging, which puts them at further risk of coronavirus."

https://www.vice.com/amp/en_ca/article/akw9j5/essential-farm-workers-are-putting-food-on-your-table-with-no-insurance-no-sick-pay-and-few-safety-regulations?utm_campaign=sharebutton&__twitter_impression=true">https://www.vice.com/amp/en_ca...
"Dairy farmers dumping milk as demand drops. With restaurant and commercial demand down, farmers are forced to take rare step"

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5521248?__twitter_impression=true">https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.552...
"Coronavirus could double number of people going hungry"

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https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/coronavirus-could-double-number-of-people-going-hungry?__twitter_impression=true">https://amp.theguardian.com/world/202...
https://twitter.com/MarcCossette/status/1246095670232190976?s=19">https://twitter.com/MarcCosse...
https://twitter.com/_DanielSinclair/status/1247176412848705536?s=19">https://twitter.com/_DanielSi...
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& #39;"If we’re essential, we need help, because we’re the people feeding the country,” says Eugenia Gonzales.& #39; https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/2020/04/farmworkers-risk-coronavirus-infection-keep-us-fed">https://www.google.com/amp/s/api...
Farmworkers risk coronavirus infection to keep the U.S. fed

"If we’re essential, we need help, because we’re the people feeding the country,” says Eugenia Gonzales.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/2020/04/farmworkers-risk-coronavirus-infection-keep-us-fed
"Already at high risk of disease and early death, workers are especially prone to respiratory illnesses, setting them up for the worst ravages of the coronavirus" https://www.google.com/amp/s/insideclimatenews.org/news/03042020/covid-farmworkers-california-climate-change-agriculture%3famp">https://www.google.com/amp/s/ins...
'Essential' but Unprotected, Farmworkers Live in Fear of Covid-19 but

Already at high risk of disease and early death, workers are especially prone to respiratory illnesses, setting them up for the worst ravages of the coronavirus.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/insideclimatenews.org/news/03042020/covid-farmworkers-california-climate-change-agriculture%3famp
#CovidFoodSecurity https://vtdigger.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-delays-arrival-of-temporary-farm-workers-from-jamaica/">https://vtdigger.org/2020/04/0...
Covid-19 delays arrival of temporary farm workers from Jamaica - VTDigger

A few foreign farm laborers arrived in Vermont late last week with the help of a mysterious chartered airplane.

https://vtdigger.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-delays-arrival-of-temporary-farm-workers-from-jamaica/
"state health officials confirmed more than 80 positive cases of the virus at the Sioux Falls meatpacking plant" https://amp.argusleader.com/amp/5124387002?__twitter_impression=true">https://amp.argusleader.com/amp/51243...
Smithfield workers asked for safety from COVID-19. Their company offered cash.

“I feel like they’re bribing us with money to come to work sick,” said one worker.

https://amp.argusleader.com/amp/5124387002?__twitter_impression=true
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