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How the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected agriculture and the way we eat

from PBS News Hour

How the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected agriculture and the way we eat PBS News Hour Impacts of COVID-19 on the food sector are among its most visible and important economic consequences. The effects are driven by a sudden shift to food at home due to social distancing measures, as well as by risks of food shortage resulting from outbreaks at packing plants and among farmworkers as well as restrictions on cross-border travel and trade. For the main agricultural commodities, sharply lower demand for livestock products has outpaced any constraints on supply, leading to steep declines in commodity prices. READ MORE

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