COVID-19 and consumer demand for local meat products in South Carolina

The emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the associated economic disrup­tions have challenged local food producers, distributors, retailers, and restaurants since March 2020. COVID-19 was a stress test for the U.S. local food supply chain, exposing vulnerabilities whose impacts...

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Published inJournal of agriculture, food systems, and community development Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Richards, Steven, Vassalos, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca New Leaf Associates, Inc 14.07.2021
Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
Subjects
Consumption
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Distributors
Food
Food chains
Food supply
Local Food Supply Chain
Local Meat
Meat
Pandemic
Pandemics
Supply chains
Survey
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Summary:The emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the associated economic disrup­tions have challenged local food producers, distributors, retailers, and restaurants since March 2020. COVID-19 was a stress test for the U.S. local food supply chain, exposing vulnerabilities whose impacts have varied by region and sector. Some local producers saw sales fall in 2020 due to COVID-19 restric­tions and consumer foot traffic changes (O’Hara, Woods, Dutton, & Stavely, 2021). In other areas, local food producers were able to pivot from collapsing market channels by finding opportunities elsewhere (Thilmany, Canales, Low, & Boys, 2020).
ISSN:2152-0801
2152-0798
2152-0801
DOI:10.5304/jafscd.2021.103.004