Americans' Food Spending Patterns Explain Devastating Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Agriculture
First paragraph: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service’s Food Expenditures by Outlet data provide insight as to why the lockdowns related to COVID-19 have been so devastating for U.S. farmers. In 2018, American consumers bought a total of $628bn[1] worth of food, of which...
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Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development |
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| Online Access: | http://foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/828 |