Beer, milk, and produce: All the food that's getting dumped during the pandemic

Ryan Eble and his father Chris talk in their milk house while fresh milk gushes down a drain at the Eble family's Golden E Dairy farm near West Bend, Wisconsin, April 1, 2020.Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA TODAY via REUTERS

• The coronavirus pandemic has massively disrupted supply chains for many consumer goods.
• In many cases, this has meant that farmers and other producers of consumable items have had to ditch excess inventory.
• Milk, vegetables, and beer are among the products being destroyed by their producers.
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The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on food supply chains.

Even as major grocery chains struggle to keep staples in stock, supply-chain issues mean that farmers across the country have been forced to destroy excess stock that would usually go to restaurants, hotels, schools, and theme parks.

Some farmers have said they are planning to donate inventory to food banks. Southeastern grocer Publix announced this week it would buy milk and produce from farmers and donate it to Feeding America food banks.

Here are the products that have faced issues during the coronavirus outbreak so far: