https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh en-us 2021-12-04 22:34:43 UTC 2021-12-05 03:14:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f331.png daferna2 https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929073180 Name: Daisy Fernandez
ID: 1108207
Major: General Business]]> 2021-12-04 22:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929073180 daferna2 https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929083107 Many of the nation’s largest farms with no buyers for more than half their crops, are destroying millions of pounds of fresh goods that they can no longer sell. In the United States, there are two primary supply chains: one for household consumption and one for commercial use; more than half of expenditure comes from the large-scale commercial side, which has been almost decimated creating an immediate shift for the sudden demand change.]]> 2021-12-04 23:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929083107 daferna2 https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929089702 Like vegetable and fruit farmers, dairy farmers have little choice but to dump excess milk. Dairy Farmers of America, estimates that farmers are dumping as many as 3.7 million gallons of milk each day. Due to the sudden demand change, milk processors do not have the equipment to package excess milk into smaller containers for grocery stores and retail use.]]> 2021-12-04 23:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929089702 daferna2 https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929092657 Many farmers say they have donated part of the surplus to food banks and other programs, which have been overwhelmed with demand. But there is only so much perishable food that charities with limited numbers of refrigerators and volunteers can absorb.]]> 2021-12-05 00:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929092657 daferna2 https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929103356 The objective of my PADLET project is to investigate the disruption the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the food supply chain. 
First, I will look at the impact the pandemic had due to the closing of restaurants, hotels and schools. Then, I will look at the long terms effects the pandemic created in the food supply and what farmers are having to do.]]> 2021-12-05 00:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929103356 daferna2 https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929157647 Start redistributing products from larger quantities into smaller quantities that could be sold in grocery stores. Started freezing products or even some farmers have donated some of its chicken to food banks and organizations that cook meals for emergency medical workers. Federal aid is also welcomed with enough to revive the country.]]> 2021-12-05 02:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929157647 daferna2 https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929170027 2021-12-05 03:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/daferna2/7984fw3x9kuj56wh/wish/1929170027