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Agriculture Secretary Expects No Food Shortages In Coming Months

Agriculture Secretary Expects No Food Shortages In Coming Months
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue testifies during a House Agriculture Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on March 4, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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5/15/2020|Updated: 5/15/2020

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said on Friday that he does not expect any food shortages in the coming months due to COVID-19 outbreaks in meat processing plants.

In an interview Friday on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Perdue said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) tracks meat processing plant openings and capacity, and on that basis, he does not expect shortages.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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