cover image: NFI COVID Sitrep 66 30 Jun 1 Jul 2020

NFI COVID Sitrep 66 30 Jun 1 Jul 2020

3 Jul 2020

The presenta=on and a recording of the discussion is available. [...] CDC has updated numerous guidance documents over the past few days including the Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 Reopening the Economy and Market Reports 1. [...] For a review of the status of other meat proteins, the Food Protec=on and Defense Ins=tute weekly report highlights pork, poultry, and beef markets. [...] The House and Senate passed legisla=on extending from 30 Jun to 8 Aug the deadline for applying for the PPP. [...] The Portland Press Herald published a commentary by Ben Martens, president of Maine Coast Fisherman’s Associa=on that says, “Federal COVID response a missed opportunity to help Maine fishermen.” The author highlights that the $300 million of federal aid for the seafood community “does not even begin to cover the pandemic’s ruinous impacts on our na=on’s fishing communi=es, which generate billions.

Authors

Riley Smith

Pages
4
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United States of America