COVID-19 Vulnerability Index A pair of new online dashboards show the vulnerability of food and beverage manufacturing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic significance of these industries across the nation. Jayson Lusk, a nationally recognized food and agricultural economist,…

Jayson Lusk, agricultural economics professor and department head, breaks down why and how COVID has led to an increase in domestic food prices. In the Q&A below, he answers some commonly posed questions. Domestically average food prices are on the…