Unscrambling COVID-19 Food Supply Chains

COVID‐19 Induced Stigma in U.S. Consumers: Evidence and Implications

“…Last, respondents answered a question to measure concern about transmission from various food retailing outlets as food supply chains have had to shift from food‐away‐from‐home to food‐at‐home distribution channels. Although there have been explicit regulations placed on food‐away‐from‐home retailers (Malone, Schaefer, and Lusk 2020b), grocery prices are a growing concern to consumers as well because the increase in grocery prices between March and April 2020 was the largest in decades (United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service 2020b; United States Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020). To understand relative concern across retailing outlets, respondents were asked, “How concerned are you about getting COVID‐19 from the following sources?” Respondents chose the three retail options that concerned them the most and the three retail options that concerned them the least from thirteen options (shown in table 1), which were presented in random order.…”

A descriptive analysis of the COVID‐19 impacts on U.S. pork, turkey, and egg markets

“…The food service related shifts in food consumption had very direct impacts on the egg industry. For an in‐depth accounting of the COVID‐19 impacts to the egg industry and the associated price dynamics, see Malone et al (2020). Restaurant and school closures took out the largest outlets for breaker eggs, reducing their market dramatically.…”

“…McEwan et al (2020) discuss the Canadian pork industry's risk from COVID‐19 based on Canada's trade relationships and the uniqueness of labor in pork. Malone et al (2020) explore the market price impacts of COVID‐19 disruptions in the egg industry and the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) temporary adjustments to production specifications. Choices , a publication by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, released articles on the theme, “COVID‐19 and the Agricultural Industry: Labor, Supply Chains, and Consumer Behavior.” The theme overview article by Peña‐Lévano et al (2020) summarizes what the new research on the COVID‐19 experiences in the agricultural industry and food supply chain points to: We are in new territory in our understanding of the consequences of major shocks to supply chains, and it is imperative that we re‐evaluate our understanding of food supply chain behavior in the face of a major pandemic.…”

“…With this end in mind, we document the price and market experiences in these industries to date and draw attention to industry characteristics and responses that we believe hold the key for suggesting improvements to resiliency. Much like the newly published research coming out on supply chain impacts of COVID‐19 (e.g., Malone et al, 2020; McEwan et al, 2020; Peña‐Lévano et al, 2020 and many more), we begin by identifying the primary disruptive point in each supply chain and then lay out the domino effects that followed up‐ and downstream. We view this as an important first step in ultimately identifying the system‐wide implications of pandemic‐scale shocks, the mitigation options that exist in various supply chains, and future research needs.…”

“…McEwan et al (2020) discuss the Canadian pork industry's risk from COVID-19 based on Canada's trade relationships and the uniqueness of labor in pork. Malone et al (2020) explore the market price impacts of COVID-19 disruptions in the egg industry and the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) temporary adjustments to production specifications. Choices, a publication by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, released articles on the theme, "COVID-19 and the Agricultural Industry: Labor, Supply Chains, and Consumer Behavior."…”