COVID‐19 impact on fruit and vegetable markets
By Timothy J. Richards, Bradley Rickard. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics-Revue Canadienne D'Agroeconomie, 2020
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Abstract Canadian fruit and vegetable markets were significantly impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2 (and COVID‐19 disease), beginning in March 2020. Due to the closure of restaurants, bars, and schools, produce growers and distributors were forced to shift supplies almost entirely from the foodservice to the retail channel. Shippers reported labor and logistical constraints in making the change, but the fresh produce supply chain remained robust. In the long term, we expect lasting changes in consumers’ online food‐purchasing habits, heightened constraints on immigrant labor markets, and tighter concentration in fresh produce distribution and perhaps retailing.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Marketing
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- Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Supply Chain (2020, background): “However, shortage of farm workers was the major issue well before the COVID-19 outbreak, too (Richards and Rickard, 2020).”
- Local Food Supply Chain Dynamics and Resilience during COVID ‐19 (2020, background): “Also, Richards and Rickard (2020) report anecdotal evidence that consumers stockpiled frozen fruits and vegetables in early periods of the pandemic, potentially reducing future fresh produce sales.”
- Customers response to online food delivery services during COVID‐19 outbreak using binary logistic regression (2020, background): “Local governments also encouraged individuals to buy products online in order to reduce the spread of the disease (Chang & Meyerhoefer, 2020; Richards & Rickard, 2020; The Times of India, 2020b) and this discussion clears the positive effects of the perceived benefits of OFDs.”