As of now, potato farmers in Wisconsin haven't been hit too bad by the coronavirus. They're going to be hit this Fall.
Taking a look at the potato industry, the Midwest farmers haven't been hit bad yet, but the farmers on the West side of the U.S. have been.
Potato farmers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington have had to destroy potatoes because there's nowhere to bring them. A lot of their potatoes usually go to schools, restaurants, and hotels. Since the coronavirus, the demand dropped significantly.
The problem for Wisconsin growers is that a lot of the state's potatoes have gone to the fresh produce side of the industry. That's totally fine for now, but once Fall hits and you have the potatoes from the Midwest and the ones coming from the Western states, it's going to be an issue. This means there's going to be a huge oversupply of potatoes.
For Wisconsin farmers, they might not even break even on the crop this year because of the abundance of potatoes. One way that they're trying to stop that from happening is by planting fewer potatoes, but some farmers already started planting before the virus changed everything.
Only time will tell what's going to happen. Since the coronavirus has made everyone stay at home, more people started making meals in the kitchen. So we can hope that by Fall, people are still in the habit of cooking because that means they'll be buying more fresh produce. This could help cut down on how severe the oversupply ends up being.
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