Food goes to waste amid coronavirus crisis

John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, said the foodservice sector accounts for half of all cheese sold in the U.S., while only one-third is sold at grocery stores. Without that critical market, milk producers need the government to “immediately begin to purchase dairy products” and distribute them to food pantries and school feeding programs, he said.

The radical change in the age of the pandemic is a seismic shift for the food industry. In 2018, Americans spent more on food from full-service and fast-food restaurants — about $678 billion — compared to the roughly $627 billion spent at grocery stores and warehouse clubs, according to USDA data. Spending on food away from home is even higher when counting meals at schools, colleges, sporting events and other entertainment venues.

on food and agricultural goods. Vietnam, the third-largest exporter of rice, has temporarily suspended exports of the grain. Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, major wheat producers, have capped exports of the commodity.

The food can be distributed to people in need.

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Why is food going to waste when it could be donated

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A glut of milk We’ll take it! 🇨🇦

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Give everything away to the people. Problem solved

Local farmers should invite their hungry community members to glean whatever produce they would throw away regardless. Perhaps some can also be picked by these gleaners to donate to food banks whose members may not be physically able to do harvest their own.

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i cant get out to go shop my daugjtercshops 4 my jom &me she can hardly fiñd much & nòw all the stores online are out of stock so now what

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This is ridiculous. Shame on them.

The American taxpayers paid for that food with the Trump subsidies to farmers. Distribute it to those in need!

Seriously, no food banks would take it?

Fear mongering. The store shelves are stocked with very few shortages.

and the smell of rot fills the country

imperfect_foods can you get involved with this!?

They know most countries have food banks right? They accept donations seems like a logical fit instead of throwing it out

America was wasting 50% of it’s food. There are a lot of lessons we could all learn right now.

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This is disgusting to see. WCKitchen and chefjoseandres could use this product. Donate this now.

Hey, let us provide Americans with cash to buy, um, food. Also stave off an economic depression but noooooo. Let's give $500B to Mnuchin's bankster jerks and $170B to real estate investors. pelosi SenSchumer Bernie NotMeUs

pricatti Acá tendrán q hacer algo con la verdura cercana a la plata y dejarla sacar. Sino seguirá aumentando.

Migrant workers should take advantage of this. Without them, we lose so much money and food. They should pull the rug out from under WH and demand citizenship. Otherwise they can say find your own ppl to do backbreaking work in the fields all day.

Bless your food and it will be ok

This is where USDA needed to step up last month, schools still feeding kids, food pantries could all use this produce.

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That's a damn shame.

I cannot accept such waste is necessary. Such harvests could be processed and frozen for future use. Let’s not be lazy butts and just make waste.

No no Change for me or my friends or relatives only change IS San Francisco ended reusable bags Using plastic bags are preferred

Food always goes to waste.

That’s a political or business choice - plenty of people desire cheap or free food

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