USDA Secretary Says Despite Plant Closures, He Does Not Anticipate Food Shortages
Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.
Visit almost any grocery store and you'll see how that food chain has been disrupted during the coronavirus pandemic. Even if food is in stores, millions of newly unemployed people may have trouble paying.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has been talking up part of the federal response: a $3 billion plan to distribute food to families,.
