Join us for our upcoming webinar entitled "COVID-19’s Impacts on U.S. Food and Agriculture" on Monday, April 20th at 12:30 p.m. (EDT).

COVID-19 is disrupting U.S. food distribution and marketing, reducing demand for key agricultural commodities and producing severe financial pressure among agricultural producers. Join Jayson Lusk, Michael Langemeier and James Mintert as they discuss what’s happened to retail and wholesale food markets and how supply chain issues have produced stock-outs at retail. They’ll also examine the impact demand destruction is having on corn and soybean markets and what it means for crop revenue and how it could impact program payments for producers who recently enrolled in either USDA’s ARC or PLC programs. The impact on meat and livestock markets has been especially severe and they’ll discuss how packing plant shut-downs are affecting both livestock producers and retail consumers.

The webinar is free, but you need to register to participate. Click here to register now. Once you register you will receive an email with a link to view the webinar live at the scheduled time. Please register in advance to ensure you receive the link on time. If you are unable to attend live, you can still register and we will email the link to the recording after the webinar. 

As always, thanks for your interest in programs from the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.