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More Listener Questions On How The Coronavirus Affects The Food Supply Chain

NPR | By Dan Charles
Published April 27, 2020 at 7:32 PM CDT

An NPR science correspondent takes listener questions about why some shelves in the grocery stores are empty and how the food supply is affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dan Charles
Dan Charles is NPR's food and agriculture correspondent.
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