Sunday, April 05, 2020

Dumping milk?



In AG WEB, Tyne Morgan reports,
...As COVID-19 hit, and industries like restaurants and food services saw an abrupt halt I business, the crisis started to unfold.

“We don't have an outlet for this milk,” explains Scott Brown, economist with the University of Missouri. “Even if we have plants able to try to process that milk, there's a little reason to do it at this point due to lack of demand.”

From high-end restaurants to fast food chains, fewer people are eating out and instead, staying at home due to stay-at-home orders. In turn, those consumers are eating fewer pounds of key items like butter and cheese. Therefore, a portion of the nation’s milk supply is without a home.
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