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Farmers are being forced to destroy tens of millions of pounds of fresh food because of COVID-19’s impact on their usual markets, according to the New York Times. Producers are depending on $9.5 billion from the CARES Act stimulus package for their farms to survive this pandemic.
Why This Matters: As the unemployment rates sky-rocket due to national shutdowns, it’s hard to imagine food going to waste.
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