Invited Review: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for food supply chains

Anderson, John; Mitchell, Justin; Maples, Joshua G.

doi:10.15232/aas.2021-02223

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“…This finding aligns with several recent studies that reported rapid changes in diets and food consumption habits during the COVID-19 pandemic ( 46 , 48 , 49 ). During the COVID outbreak, due to the increase in the price of animal protein sources, the access of low-income decile groups to these items has decreased ( 50 ). Even the results of recent studies by the Ministry of Health and medical education in Iran have also shown that due to the increase in prices by up to 35%, the consumption of some food items including red meat, chicken, milk, dairy products, and fruits has decreased in Iranian households that the continuation of this issue can lead to food insecurity and malnutrition.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security and Food Diversity of Iranian Rural Households

Movahed

Fard

Gholamrezai

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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With the onset of the coronavirus crisis, disruption of the domestic food supply chain, loss of revenue, and payments that affect food production have led to severe tensions and food security risks in many developing countries. The rural communities are more at risk of food insecurity due to less access to healthcare and social inequality. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and food diversity of rural households. The sample included 375 household heads living in the rural areas of Khorramabad county, which was determined using a three-stage cluster sampling method. Data were collected using standard Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) questionnaires. The results showed that the food security situation of rural households has deteriorated, and consumption of some food groups changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the multinomial regression model showed that gender, level of education, monthly income, number of employed members, nutrition knowledge, employment status, livestock ownership, and access to credit were significantly associated with the food security of households during the COVID-19 pandemic. The household head's gender, level of education, monthly income, nutrition knowledge, employment status, livestock ownership, and access to credit were significantly associated with dietary diversity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the findings, providing emergency food assistance and cash payments to food-insecure households can reduce the risk of food insecurity in rural households. It is suggested that government policies focus on identifying vulnerable households in rural areas, especially female-headed households, low-income households, and households without a wage income.

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security and Food Diversity of Iranian Rural Households

Movahed

Fard

Gholamrezai

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…The market disruptions of the past few years have put beef cattle producers and market issues near the forefront of agricultural policy discussions (Anderson et al, 2021), and it seems plausible—or likely—that these issues will garner more attention during debate for the 2023 Farm Bill. In this article, we look back at previous farm bills and consider current discussions within the beef cattle sector to shed light on potential topics that may be relevant for the next farm bill cycle.…”

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“…While there are challenges associated with using price spreads from available data to demonstrate how farm producers are faring relative to wholesalers or retailers (Schroeder et al, 2019), the data show cattle prices decreased while wholesale (cutout) values increased. Previous studies have shown that pandemic disruptions at the packing stage should be expected to lead to lower input (cattle) prices and higher output (beef) prices, and recent analyses have examined widening margins during the pandemic in response to concerns (Anderson et al, 2021; Lusk et al, 2021). However, despite economic rationale for margins widening during disruption at the packing stage, the spread between cattle prices and beef prices in recent years is often referenced as a sign of broader market issues and concerns by producers and policy makers.…”

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“…Risk management is another subject on which additional research and Extension programming could provide substantial benefits. The pandemic disruptions were a source of price and production risk for cattle producers (Anderson et al, 2021). In the past, price risk management products for cow-calf producers were limited to futures and options and forward contracts.…”

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Potential beef cattle topics in the 2023 farm bill

Maples

Mitchell

Anderson

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Farm bill programs impacting beef cattle producers have been dispersed throughout previous farm bills. Greater attention on cattle markets in recent years is likely to lead to increased debate on beef cattle topics ahead of the 2023 Farm Bill. We examine cattle topics found in previous farm bills as indicators of future farm bill inclusion. We then discuss recent market events and resulting policy requests by producers. We subsequently focus on current topics that seem likely to spill over into farm bill debate, and we finish with suggestions regarding where agricultural economists can provide useful input into the policy process.

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“…Previous food supply chain shocks and price increases are well characterized and include droughts, floods and conflict in 2007 and 2008 across several nations resulting in the banning of food export and subsequent increase in fuel prices and rapid two-fold increases in food prices [ 5 ]. COVID-19 onset in 2020 added to the economic and agricultural supply chain shocks [ 6 ]. The Russia-Ukraine war is compounding these issues and endangering food security worldwide by the acute increases in food prices for the most vulnerable globally.…”

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The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Its Implications for the Global Food Supply Chains

Jagtap

Trollman

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Food is one of the most traded goods, and the conflict in Ukraine, one of the European breadbaskets, has triggered a significant additional disruption in the global food supply chains after the COVID-19 impact. The disruption to food output, supply chains, availability, and affordability could have a long-standing impact. As a result, the availability and supply of a wide range of food raw materials and finished food products are under threat, and global markets have seen recent increases in food prices. Furthermore, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has adversely affected food supply chains, with significant effects on production, sourcing, manufacturing, processing, logistics, and significant shifts in demand between nations reliant on imports from Ukraine. This paper aims to analyze the impacts of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on the effectiveness and responsiveness of the global food supply chains. A PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) approach, including grey literature, was deployed to investigate six key areas of the food supply chains that would be impacted most due to the ongoing war. Findings include solutions and strategies to mitigate supply chain impacts such as alternative food raw materials, suppliers and supply chain partners supported by technological innovations to ensure food safety and quality in warlike situations.

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Invited Review: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for food supply chains

Cited by 24 publications

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security and Food Diversity of Iranian Rural Households

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security and Food Diversity of Iranian Rural Households

Potential beef cattle topics in the 2023 farm bill

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Its Implications for the Global Food Supply Chains

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