As Americans line up by the thousands at food banks, farmers are dumping gallons of milk and smashing eggs. Wall Street Journal reporter Jesse Newman explains why America's food supply chain isn't built for the coronavirus era. Aired on 04/13/2020.
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Why not donate the food to food banks instead of destroying it where its wasted?
@Max Breshears the logistics were all worked out during jade helm 15. This is going according to plan.
@therealbomb_ com You are only 14!? No wonder you come off like a blind nationalist. You are still in the heart of the american compulsory education system. Your environment is full of statist propaganda and intended to discourage critical thinking. Only a 14 year old would be unaware of how naive it sounds when they claim to know how the world works. Oh, and stop defending “your” government. “They” are not your friend. The reality is that no government is a friend of their subjects. Governments view people as resources to be managed, nothing more. That’s true the world over.
@therealbomb_ com oh, and something else since you took such a propagandized republican position on illegal immigration. That border wall isn’t being built to keep immigrants out. It’s being built to keep you in. Go research the origin and purpose of the Berlin wall and it might illuminate a few things for you; scary as they may be.
@Nobody Important some of my comments are held and not allowed . basically they dont care about us . most people dont care about each other .
@Nobody Important people just go on with life no matter who they hurt . they use growth hormones , chemicals and dont care even about themselves . they just want a fast profit .
why is’nt the government buying the surplus to be delivered to food banks???
Airlines and bankers first
Remember the grain embargo some 40 years ago? Some farmers plowed under while others kept producing.
@Just Say’n well yes, but the huge difference today is that 79% of US farmlands is owned by international corporations. It’s all Dutch, Chinese,German,saudi owned land anyway as compared to 40 years ago.
This is why we cannot compare US to itself In the past or to other countries like Sweden, it’s just not the same thing.
@So Seconds Please don’t forget the first round of tax breaks — $1.5 trillion to the wealthy.
Because people have bought into the Koch bro anti-American ideology. They worked on it for 50+ years and it is coming to fruition. Did anyone want to vote for it when the one Koch ran as a Libertarian? No. Everyone thought he was crazy and they didn’t want to remake society in his ideal. So the Kochs (and others) used their money to propagandize and form networks of sociopaths who want to destroy anything that helps or supports society and the non-billionaires. They believe the rest of us are parasites because we were not born wealthy, and they’re cool if we suffer and die. They are now in power. That’s why we’re here.
The rich never cared for the poor unless it benefited them.
I never got a job from a poor man
Who’s starving??? Come over to my house I’ll give and share with my brothers!
Ant any one starving?
jeff mcclure that’s why you gotta work to make a living..not depend over welfare and food stamp..
@Jazniya Cholymay tell that to the rich who got a trillion dollar tax break. Jeff Bezo owner of Amazon got a tax refund of 100 million dollars.
This virus is exposing more and more deep problems within our society as the days go by, it’s as if the virus is highlighting our weaknesses.
Mushrooms have been trying to do that for years
@FLADAY 392 keep reading
@Ken Aki We are all winners from the 2nd world war. It depends on what you are fighting for and why. no winners in the cold war or others we could mention. I agree, but no good person would be better off under nazi rule.
😟😟😯😯😦😦😲😲
@Jessica Spencer Solidarity to you
This truly shows just how sick this country has become. We pay a crazy amount of taxes. They rob us at every turn. Our government is ran into the ground. I am truly saddened to see just how bad it is
I’ve pulled back and withdrawn my support of the socio economic system…..i buy only the basics and limit the amount of driving that I do…..i avoid public spaces and businesses…..i self segregate and do only with what I need to live…..no extra spending……i encourage anyone who wants to affect the system to withdraw their participation on every level….life is much easier once you figure out ways to help starve the system and deprive it of what it needs …..our participation…….I’ve got a large amount of cash in my pocket because I have hardly anything that I want to spend it on.
@John Smith good for you John Smith! Do you happen to be single? Because I need a man who has a good head on his shoulders!
@Rebecca yup aga!
govts dont care about its people .
We don’t pay crazy taxes … we just witnessed a 5% tax decrease on personal income tax and single people earning 40,000 and less just keep the most $$ If they reinvested that earnings they could easily double their money.
This is just getting really Ugly😣
The “Ugly” has’t even begun yet . What is happening now is only the “Ugly” from afar .
To destroy perfectly good food, knowing that others go hungry, it’s pure evil and a sin . They could donate to a food banks, possibilities are endless. Corona is not destroying people, people are destroying people. What happened to “united we stand”??????????????
@Happy Dee That is the dumbest sentenced I’ve read today.
At the very least they can pass the eggs out to the locals. The milk would be a larger logistical problem considering it’s usually moved by big tanker trucks. Such a sad time in history.
@Redd C It’s the American people not treating other Americans well.. Who do you go to war with when the problem lies with your fellow country men?
@International Tay why would who to go to war with the question to ask? Why not what solutions?
At a time like this, one has to think outside of the box. If the farmers need income they could perhaps sell their produces to nearby countries, like Cuba. Cuba is in need of milk and other items. They use powdered milk.
But they said there is no food supply shortage, we are just buying too much, remember?
The USA waste so much food people are starving and their dumping milk and food WOW!!!
@Charles Walker I realize we need the food here. What I am saying is we can’t expect the farmers to pay even more money to transport it, they are all ready in debt . We need to drop this lock in so we can get business going again. This is not a quarantine, you quarantine sick people, you lock up healthy people. Open up for business and let all this food get where it’s going. If we break our farmers we WILL have a food shortage.
Even get the national guard or military to assist in distributing the food. The military can also start buying from the farmers. And perhaps begin selling to nearby countries, like Cuba. They primarily use powdered milk. Sell the milk to them. At a time like this, one has to think outside of the box.
supply chain needs help ,governent should step in , whats the problem ?
Francisca P we already at a food shortage if this wasn’t even going on. We are getting overpopulated more everyday with our wack laws and open borders.
@Wolf Rage You are right.
Minnesota’s dairy framers coop are converting their excess milk to cheese and shipping it out to food banks
And perhaps they can begin selling to nearby countries, like Cuba. They primarily use powdered milk. Sell the milk to them. At a time like this, one has to think outside of the box.
Sounds like a replay of the great depression when farmers dumped and destroyed all their products until it got so desperate that the government “SUBSIDIZED” dairy and many other products.
Thermodyne Systems subsidized dairy was the problem with no thought to demand pay attention.
or it could be seasonal spring cleaning of excess inventory…
We are still subsidizing dairy so there is should be no excuse for good food to be dumped
The Gov paid them then destroyed their livestock so they couldn’t sell it to get paid again.
@Rich Greene
Yep. Paying farmers to do nothing makes no sense to me.
People struggling in this country to feed their families, but let’s destroy all this food.
@Rachel Castillo there are plenty of of workers… Just hire the people that are becoming unemployed… It’s not rocket science… Some people are just too lazy to do manual labor… That’s the biggest issue…
Are they already, not going broke at this point??? Lol is not better to feed people so that when this con is over their are customers alive to patronise your business??? Kmt
They need to incorporate the volunteers, national guard or military to assist in distributing those food to food pantries. One of the excuses of these farmers travel cost.
Enuph Sayd that’s a really good idea actually
what about food banks??… food banks and other charity/non-profits should step in to buy that food product
Just ship the food to restaurants like usual. and let them package the produce, milk, eggs for consumers to buy. Citizens can then patronize their local restaurants and use them as a grocery store.
@Jenifer Mattock – It really isn’t a problem, many restaurants in L.A. have become “grocery stores” and offering their food supplies (meat, vegetables, fruit and even TP) for pickup as well as delivery. Social distancig isn’t a problem either. It’s more crowded at my local supermarket.
C L I’m not saying it “can’t” be done, I’m saying that there are many factors that might make it where it just doesn’t make sense for the restaurant. The cost and effort might not be worth it to them.
@C L ‘some of the commerical food is sold in large packages meant for resturants only.
@cat 11 not SELL, that would be ILLEGAL – GIVE it out to the people who show up for it! It’s being thrown away anyhow!
C L this is an awesome idea
I just bought seeds and building a raised bed 30x 30 to grow some lettuce, beans, tomatoes,peppers..for myself..Always wanted to be a self made FARMER!!!..You might consider your own,soon
Make sure you plan on Guarding your product as these Desperate Times will also bring along ‘Desperate Measures’, and don’t think for a second that someone or somebody’s won’t come along and steal your little crop. They most certainly will, and they will be acting like savaged animals when they do it. Just a friendly reminder, and I truly hope you stay safe out there in this crazy land of ours headed straight into an all out Dictatorship.
If you still have a space on your home, you should also get chickens for fresh eggs. If you ever gonna buy in the grocery store, just buy staple foods like rice and spices. Also research about canning processes. Also add pickles and potato on your list. Buy fishes too, you can create a staple food out of it by drying it.
If you have the money; invest in water filter/purifiers, store drums of water in case of disconnection on water. Same with electricity, a solar panel.
P.S: Does America don’t have a wet and dry market? what a shame. People that are close to sea are lucky.
In the 80’s i lived on a chicken farm in Arkansas and had to help raise vegetables for the family. We lived so far out of town; that garden’s probably still thriving amongst 12 foot tall weeds, the house and everything got demolished by a tornado but WOW – WHAT A BLESSING FROM GOD! Nowadays the government tries to prevent people from doing that anymore. I never saw a pocket size cuccumber in my entire life, until seedless watermelon became a reality! 😕
@Amelia Salisbury Smokers are thoughtless slobs that don’t respect other peoples health. Your roommate likely uses your plant pots as ashtrays, nicotine is absorbed by plants and transferred to the fruit and vegetables throughout. Coffee and tea will act as an herbicide, it’s good as salt, nicotine is a good insecticide though. Don’t use it – 😫
grow weed
Why not reach out to the community and say hey we are selling fruit, veggies, eggs, milk, open for the public to come and purchase. 🙄🤦🏾♀️ Make it make sense.
Personal use is maybe 100 worth meat vs Commercial is 10,000 per week. You simply cant give commercial package at personal use price…
Even get the national guard or military to assist in distributing the food. The military can also start buying from the farmers. And perhaps begin selling to nearby countries, like Cuba. They primarily use powdered milk. Sell the milk to them. At a time like this, one has to think outside of the box.
@De Leon there’s a few thing’s many don’t understand about a commercial farmer. As well as state laws. For starters many farmer’s are unable to sell the produce due to laws like selling unpasteurized milk, among many other laws that force farmers to sell their goods cheap while government subsidize the farmer’s in order to keep consumer prices low. Did you know many farmer’s receive food stamps… yeah, they don’t make enough to feed their own families. Among many other hoops and loops placed on farmer’s to get their goods sold. So saying a farmer should just give away what they WORKED so HARD to produce is CRIMINAL! This is a GOV, FDA, and big corporations failing and it should be their loss not the farmer’s who work 10 times harder for less just to put food on your table!!! Farmer’s have had to quit farming because of all the RED TAPE, it’s a Sin to see so much waste, and our food system is severely broken, but it isn’t the farmer’s fault!
@johnson6099 go screw yourself with your “they should give it away” nonsense.. the company I work for has lost 340 MILLION dollars in 3 months..
Maybe you should buy all their supply and give it away
Near me some local farmers are selling the extra supply for like $10 for a large tray. Good deal. They get some money and people get cheap veggies. I don’t know how long that has been available but I’ve heard some are doing it.
Am I the only one that hear how STUPID THIS 💩 SOUND!!! COME ON NAH🤬🤬🤬🤬
If we ever have a really lethal pandemic; civilization will surely end.
This is considered a national security risk. When ppl are hungry, you can best believe there will be a revolt.
Only in the USA and other poorly prepared countries.
This is bio warfare from China. This should mean war. Keep an eye out. I expect a global class action lawsuit against China at the very least.
Only as you know it
Government for the people, by the people killing the people.
“Typically immigrants with no papers” lol omg they had to pull that card huh 🤔
God forbid we just forget about the money and help people in need.
A. Lugo Blame capitalism for that!
@The Black Shadow Because environmental science telling us our way of life is unsustainable wasn’t good enough, God is now telling/showing us how seriously flawed capitalism is. We NEED to follow Christ and HIS teachings, because HE knows the way back to Paradise while we seem to only know the way to our own destruction, which is exactly what Satan wants.
“And Satan laughing, spreads his wings.”