The Impact of COVID 19 on the Meat Supply Chain in the USA: A Review

• 영문명: The Impact of COVID 19 on the Meat Supply Chain in the USA: A Review
• 발행기관: 한국축산식품학회
• 저자명: Dalton Whitehead Yuan H. Brad Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Food Science of Animal Resources』Food Science of Animal Resources 제42권 제5호, 762~774쪽, 전체 13쪽
• 주제분류: 농수해양 > 식품과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.09.30

영문 초록

The COVID 19 pandemic resulted in a considerable influence on the world economy. Being a big sector of the economy, the food supply chain struggled. The meat supply chain was most notably affected as every part of the supply chain from farm to shelf was closely inter-related. With the closure of businesses and restaurants the demand for at home food from grocery stores increased. Meat production facilities were impacted when the virus spread to the workers causing facilities to close or line speeds to slow. The combination of these two issues, in turn, led to there being less meat on the shelves. With less meat animals being harvested, there was less demand for livestock leading to farmers having an excess in slaughter ready animals. The decreased demand for livestock led to economic issues as money was lost in multiple sections of the supply chain. Aside from the economy and supply chain issues, other issues include concerns over the safety of meat products due to decreased safety protocols to increase line speed. Additionally, concerns of animal welfare with the excess of animals being culled were raised due to decreased capacity in processing facilities. While this review paper mainly focuses on characterizing the impact of COVID 19 on the meat supply chain in the USA, the compiled information should be able to provide practical insights to the meat/food industry across the globe to develop potential mitigating strategies against the COVID 19 and/or any similar pandemic incidences in the future.

목차

Introduction

COVID 19 Impacts

Conclusion

Conflicts of Interest

Acknowledgements

Author Contributions

Ethics Approval

References

키워드

COVID 19 meat supply chain consumer concern economy agriculture