Exploring Food Loss from Farm-to-Retail in the Produce Industry

Travis Minor, Claudia Hitaj, Fred Kuchler, Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky, Brian Roe and Suzanne Thornsbury

Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2019, vol. 34, issue 01

Abstract: This article summarizes discussions, insights, and lessons learned from a USDA workshop on food loss in the produce industry focusing on understanding contemporary issues surrounding food loss as they relate to the early (farm-to-retail) supply chain. Identification of the economic and financial decisions causing the issue in the first place is needed.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.283546

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