In our new world of social distancing, have crowded factory farms become redundant? Article in @CivilEats on how the cramped conditions inherent in factory farming facilitate disease risk: https://bit.ly/2TPCl8h

Plant-based foods consistently outperform general food sales on growth during COVID-19.

Problems with supply, in line with increasing health concerns around meat plants, see consumers flock towards plant-based alternatives.

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The strains on US meat companies look set to continue, as suppliers struggle to meet consumer demands. Despite meat giants such as Tyson Foods funnelling an abundance of medical resources into meat-processing facilities, coronavirus rates continue to soar. https://wapo.st/2MeCTk1

Investors are divesting at pace from factory farming, reports @Newsweek.

The financial volatility presented by animal-borne disease risk, combined with rising competition, proves to be too great a cost for investors.
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The only other commodity market “looking as precarious as oil” is livestock. Forecasts by Head of Commodities at Goldman Sachs evoke a bleak outlook for the future of the sector.

https://cnb.cx/2ZxQRFo