Th3 Core

https://www.reddit.com/r/supplychain/comments/fu5wux/covid19_updates_friday_3rd_april/

Covid-19 is about to reach US farms in a major test for food supply chains - Quartz reports that one of the largest farmworker unions in the US says early polling of farm laborers suggests operators of some of the nation’s largest fresh produce farms aren’t taking steps to protect fieldworkers from the spread of Covid-19. That’s worrying news for a food supply chain that experts, so far, have described as robust and resilient in the face of the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The nature of how the coronavirus spreads—from person to person, through droplets from coughs or sneezes, and transferred on surfaces—means that outbreaks have concentrated first in densely-populated urban and suburban zones. But it will reach rural farming areas on a delay (a pdf is available), according to data collected (and visualized over time which is quite eye catching) by the University of Iowa’s Rural Policy Research Institute.

Also:

Argentina beef shipments to EU, China stall amid virus - Shipments of beef from Argentina’s famed cattle ranches to the European Union have plunged to almost zero amid the global coronavirus outbreak, while sales to top buyer China have tumbled from last year’s levels, industry officials told Reuters. The slump in exports underscores how the pandemic is affecting global food supply chains, with demand dented by widespread closures of restaurants and transportation of goods stymied by measures to control the virus’ spread.

Videos Show Navy Captain Brett Crozier's Crew Cheering Him Off Ship After He Was Relieved for Sounding Alarm On COVID-19

Thanks for the info there Dras, any idea on what's available for a sole-proprietorship that works out of his house and has zero employees?

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I see a theme there.

LA is pushing for masks too, I would not be surprised if California had a mandate for them soon.

>binged

Ozark is pretty good.

More bad news:
Nearly 60 Percent of U.S. Workers Won't Be Able to Meet Their Basic Financial Needs Under One-Month Coronavirus Quarantine, Survey Shows

Also, 3.5 million Social Security recipients (read retired & disabled people) will not receive a stimulus check. 

There will be no additional help for families with older dependents (17-24).  I don't quite get the logic there, even if they think teens and young adults should be in the work force, it makes no sense to use that logic when they are forced to stay home during quarantine. 

I totally agree.  We bought another oatmeal, various packages of beans and lentils, 20lbs of flour, and four different types of bulk rice.  We went to an Asian grocery chain and they literally had pallets of rice in the front of the store -- so we weren't hogging.  We also bought another bag of potatoes and some squash.   This is obviously more than we would buy normally, but we are also going to the store a lot less.  We wore gloves and face masks, and I have to say that the chain has it down for social distancing.