New Study To Show Impact Of Covid-19 On UK Food Supply Chain

There have been many profound ways in which Covid-19 has affected daily life, for professionals and individuals alike, and for many of the businesses in operation around the country. In the UK, one of the areas of life that has been most affected is the food supply chain, which for obvious reasons is one of the most important and vital supply chains that the country has. Any disruption to this is likely to have a concurrent series of knock-on effects on many other parts of life, and is the kind of thing that will quickly and easily affect us all.

So what kind of impact has Covid-19 had on the UK food supply chain?

A new study is hoping to find out the answer to that very question. It will look at the disruption caused by the pandemic for people along the entirety of the food chain, from farmers to manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers. They are hoping that the answers provided by this study will help the food supply chain in the UK to work out how best to repair and regrow, so that they can start up again as soon as possible and as powerfully as possible.

The study will also help to influence future government policy, which in turn will likely form a part of the effort to get the supply chain back to normal operation. The researchers are predicting a range of long-term impacts from the coronavirus, so it will be interesting and essential information to discover just what those might be.

From travel restrictions to social distancing, consumers stockpiling goods and hospitality businesses forced to close, a lot has changed in a short space of time. Takeaway establishments have been dealing with increased demand as consumers are now home-based and must navigate how to work safely while complying with social distancing rules and guidelines to protect themselves, their staff and customers.

Supermarkets had to put in place restrictions on certain items as customers bought products in bulk, for example, canned goods, pasta and rice to ensure that there was enough to go around while also implementing strict social distancing guidelines for shopping safely and protecting the health of their employees.

While food supply is currently stable, a major concern for the coming months is a shortage of labour to deal with the late summer harvest. This typically relies on transient, seasonal workers to manage which will be difficult with social distancing measures and travel restrictions in place, running the risk of crops going to waste instead of being adequately harvested and supplied to food and drink manufacturing companies. High-value commodities, like fruit and vegetables, will be at a higher risk of logistical disruptions due to their perishability.

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