Now a days the world is fighting its biggest enemy called coronavirus and the moment we have no control over it. Almost every aspect of life is affected by this pandemic so as the global food industry. Many food industries and the people which are working for food production all over the world are suffering big time. Food industry owners are forced to waste thier food stocks.

There is very big risk of food shortage all over the world. Many farmers and diary workers all over the world are forced to destroy their crops and dairy production due to disturbed distribution chain all over the world.

Following are the 3 ways the pandemic is bashing the global food industry.

WASTAGE OF CROPS

Farmers are affected all over the world. Excessive crops production, big food stocks and no supplies to the market due to lock downs caused by pandemic is hurting big time.

In India tea planters are forced to dump the crop because of no sale. They have warned the authorities if the lockdown remains then they might have to dump next crop also. In Pakistan the tomato farmers are also forced to waste their crops. Because there no buyers and they have to cultivate other crops as well as time is running out.

The New York Times, which interviewed some US producers. They cited an example of one chicken processor having to smash 750.000 unhatched eggs every single week due to lockdowns. In addition they also spoke to a onion producer. He was forced to decompose his most of the crops as there is no distribution to markets. Also there is no cold storage facilities as well to store excessive food.

MILK TO GO WASTE

With many hotels, restaurants and coffee shops closed all over the world, oversupply of milk is emerging as solid side effect of pandemic.

In UK it is estimated that almost 1 million liters unwanted milk is being produced. This means some dairy products is having to be poured down the drain. Even though the demands from different supermarkets increased but that has not filled the gap left by the closure of hotels and coffee shops.

A dairy farmer Ian Burgoyne from Crocketford, near Dumfries, said: “To have to do this after months and years of planning, large amounts of investment, it is a heartbreaking situation.”

A spokesperson of Muller said “The Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted the market for milk. We are asking farmers to temporarily reduce milk production by 3%”.

Cochran a UK industrial boiler specialist said “Dumping our milk and seeing, at the same time, the images in the press of empty dairy shelves make us angry”.

Americans dairy farmers are also affected by this pandemic. The country’s biggest dairy co-operative, Dairy Farmers of America, estimated. That the farmers are forced to dump almost 14 million liters of milk every single day. This is all because of the disrupted supply routes.

SHORTAGE OF WORKERS

As the whole word is suffering from COVID-19 pandemic they are restricted to their homes. Social distancing and self-isolation is placed everywhere in the world. Due to this many industries don’t have many workers to work with.

The is also a campaign launched in the UK named as “FEED THE NATION” to encourage domestic workers to plug any labor gaps to avoid food waste.

Last the German Govt made an exception to lockdown to allow thousands of Romanian and Polish workers to fly in the country. So they provide help with the spring harvest, especially with picking up strawberries and asparagus.

“Coronavirus is affecting the labour force and the logistical problems are becoming very important,” said Torero.

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