Images of farmers destroying tomatoes, piling up squash, burying onions and dumping milk shocked many Americans who remain fearful of supply shortages. At the same time, people who recently lost their jobs lined up for miles outside some food banks, raising questions about why there has been no coordinated response at the federal level to get the surplus of perishable food to more people in need, even as commodity groups, state leaders and lawmakers repeatedly urged the Agriculture Department to step in to buy up surplus food.
So much for encouraging people to stop eating processed food and choose fresh food instead.
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⇒ Caution: Reading this article may make your eyes bleed.
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USDA let millions of pounds of food rot while food-bank demand soared
Politco
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Excerpt: “Tens of millions of pounds of American-grown produce is rotting in fields as food banks across the country scramble to meet a massive surge in demand, a two-pronged disaster that has deprived farmers of billions of dollars in revenue while millions of newly jobless Americans struggle to feed their families.
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While other federal agencies quickly adapted their programs to the coronavirus crisis, the Agriculture Department took more than a month to make its first significant move to buy up surplus fruits and vegetables — despite repeated entreaties.
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Images of farmers destroying tomatoes, piling up squash, burying onions and dumping milk shocked many Americans who remain fearful…
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Interesting. There has been some indication in the uk that we could see the same thing.
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I think it’s quite likely, homeschoolguru. The UK has long had same problem as the US of middlemen paying farmers a pittance for the food they produce.
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The economists’ revered marketplace is failing us when we most need it to keep the supply chain moving. This unfolding nightmare crushes my heart and soul.
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The problem, Rosaliene, is that it’s never been a free market in the US – mainly due to massive amounts of corporate welfare.
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