Not much of a meat eater myself, but when the chicken processing plants and slaughter houses

[Leghorn21]

for the poor old cows and pigs get shut down...well, it’s gonna get rough for America’s carnivorous palates...just sayin

[stopbush]

1. Do you think it's going to be any easier on vegetarians?

[Leghorn21]

4. Good point, stop - if the people picking the vegetables are unable to do so, yes, that's a

bad scenario too

Oh my

[tblue37]

14. The people who would pick out vegetables have been locked in cages on the border of deported. nt

[yewberry]

9. Are you unaware

of how much easier it is to have a backstock of dried/ canned vegetables, beans, rice, pasta, and grains rather than relying on fresh meats?

Yes, it will be easier on people who know how to cook from scratch.
Yes, it will be easier on vegetarians who know how to cook from scratch.

I could easily live for a couple of months on what I have in the house without stocking up. Wouldn't be awesome but canned and dry goods pack a longer-lasting nutritional punch than a standard meat-and-potatoes diet.

[stopbush]

10. Are you unaware meats can be frozen?

[csziggy]

20. They can also be canned

Though the requirements to do so safely are more stringent than with vegetables.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. And the cats and dogs.

Cats are obligate carnivores - they have to have meat.

[genxlib]

16. That would be wrong to eat the cats and dogs.

Sorry but that was immediately where I thought you were going with it.

[BigmanPigman]

3. There are going to be fewer people picking food too!

There will be shortages. If CA has half its population infected within the next 8 weeks it will hit CA agriculture, then the rest of the country hard. I was reading chef Andrew Zimmern tweets and he said this will happen.

[tblue37]

15. Immigrants pick out fruits & vegetables. Those here before have been rounded up ICE

and deported. Those wanting to enter the country are either trapped in Mexico or locked in cages on the border.

[kozar]

5. we love eggs here,

I haven't heard a quarantine on Chickens laying eggs yet... although Im sure it is coming

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Areas to watch,

Western Iowa,Eastern Nebraska,Eastern South Dakota and what is known as the HWY 60 run in southern Minnesota.

As per our Niece,the Virus is now in the Hispanic Community in Southern Minnesota. Afraid your meatless days are coming down that road.

[marble falls]

7. 6 billion pounds of US in cold storage right now. Billions.

[Leghorn21]

17. Wow, well that is good to know!

Thanks, marble!

[marble falls]

21. It's a shocking amount in my mind.

[getagrip_already]

8. It's a domino effect....

When states ordered restaurants and bars to close, the supermarkets got slammed by people who realized they had to cook more often.

If beef becomes scarce, chicken and pork will get slammed. If all meats become scarce, veggies will be slammed.

People have to eat, and they will hoard whatever they can find.

Luckily I have a boat and can catch fish. I have caught 1000 pounds in one trip. Don't do that anymore, but the fish are still there and I can still catch that much if I want to. Even squid is available if you know where and when to look, and how to catch. And don't even ask about dogfish......

Protein is out there. But people who go to markets are afraid of empty shelves.

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. At my local grocery, chicken is already gone....

I can walk to a Winn Dixie from the house and was there this afternoon. Large sections of the portioned chicken section is empty, but still beef and pork available.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

12. My freezer is stocked for now.....

But I will stay vigilant from now on when I go shopping.

[comradebillyboy]

13. It's not the zombie apocalypse. At Costco today. Plenty of beef to be had.

Food production and even toilet paper production isn't going to stop.

[safeinOhio]

18. Hunter gatherer living

in the North woods near lakes and rivers. I did stock up on 22 cal. pellets for my air rifle. Spring plants are on their way. Fish is my favorite meat and very good a salvaging road kill.

[Chellee]

19. Honestly, I'm worried about truck drivers getting sick.

It doesn't matter how much food we have if we can't get it to where it needs to be.