COVID-19 Crushing the Dairy Industry

We are witnessing the decimation of the dairy industry. The crisis playing out before our eyes is staggering. Dairy farmers are dumping milk into fields and down drains; retailers are limiting consumers dairy purchases; and farmers are left questioning if the milk they produce will be get picked up or if they will even get paid.

IDFA – NMPF Submit Joint Plan to USDA to Support Dairy Industry Through COVID-19

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) sent a set of recommendations to the U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday urging the Administration to take swift, comprehensive action to support the U.S. dairy industry through the COVID-19 crisis.

San Diego Baker Gets Creative Selling Surplus Supplies

April 8, 2020 CBS8

Small businesses are doing what they can to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic. One business got creative when they found themselves with a surplus of baking items and bills to pay. Diego Desserts has items you can’t find at the grocery store.

Mercato Gets Independent Grocers Online and Delivering Within 24 Hours as Consumers Searching for Grocery Delivery Increases Amid COVID-19 Crisis

April 8, 2020 Mercato

Mercato is working to have stores online and delivering groceries within 24 hours for center aisle staples and produce, and 72 hours for most meat, dairy and prepared food items upon receiving their inventory file.

Walmart Told to Halt In-Store Sales of Non-Essentials in Vermont

April 8, 2020 Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg

The state ordered Walmart Inc. and other big-box retailers to halt the sale of “non-essential” products in their brick-and-mortar locations to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus.