COVID-19 Impact Headlines United Fresh’s Q1 2020 FreshFacts on Retail Report

United Fresh Produce Association’s Q1 2020 issue of FreshFacts® on Retail reports on the beginning weeks of the unprecedented rise in in-home food and beverage consumption triggered by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

Small Meat Processors Backlogged as Virus Idles Big Plants

Inside the small-scale Iowa abattoir Stanhope Locker and Market, owner Shaunna Zanker yawns with exhaustion as she listens to yet another farmer asking her to slaughter his pigs.

C&S Wholesale Grocers Announces Covid-19 Relief Initiative

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S., has announced a nationwide relief initiative in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including more than $ 300,000 in donations that will supply 100,000 KN95 masks to hospitals in hard-hit regions, as well as financial support for food banks and other charitable organizations across the country.

IDDBA Releases Latest COVID-19 Impact Report

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) has released their latest COVID-19 Industry Impact report.

Coronavirus: How It Affects Norwegian Seafood Exports

“We are seeing major changes in the flow of goods for fresh whole salmon as a result of the corona situation. As an example, last week there was 20 percent growth in exports to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, while exports to Italy declined by 29 percent and Lithuania by 31 percent”, said Paul T. Aandahl, seafood analyst at the Norwegian Seafood Council.