Jason Lusk

Jason Lusk, an agricultural economist at Purdue University, and Doug Baker from the Food Marketing Institute dive into the upheaval in the food supply system caused by COVID-19. They discuss the surge in demand for locally sourced meats and the challenges small farms faced. Anecdotes highlight the pandemic's impact on grocery shopping behaviors, with shifts to online shopping and changes in purchasing patterns from dining out to stocking up. The conversation also touches on the vulnerabilities in the food supply chain and the urgent issue of food insecurity.