Ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 lubeke iphakethe phambili, kusho abathengisi.
"Siyaqhubeka nokubona ukuthi abathengi bathanda umkhiqizo ohlanganisiwe," kusho uRoss Johnson, umqondisi wezokukhangisa wamazwe omhlaba ne-Eagle-based. Ikhomishini yamazambane i-Idaho.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abanye abathengi, okungenzeka ukuthi bazizwa bencane kwezezimali kulo bhubhane, bafuna inani futhi babuyela ezikhwameni ezinkulu, kusho uJohnson.
"Izifunda eziningi ezweni lonke zibona ukukhula okukhulu kumasayizi amakhulu wamaphakethe - amakhilogremu ayisishiyagalombili, amakhilogremu ayi-8, amakhilogremu ayi-10 nangaphezulu - ukwedlula kumholi wesigaba opondo abahlanu," kusho uJohnson.
"Njengoba lokhu kwehlukile ezifundeni, sincoma ukuhlaziywa okuningiliziwe nabaqondisi bethu bezikhundla ukuze siqonde kangcono okwenzekayo ezimakethe ezithile."
Ukwanda kwesidingo sokupakisha kumise futhi kwaguqula ngisho nokujwayela ukuya kupulasitiki omncane, kusho uJill Cox, iphini likamongameli wezentengiso neSugar City, e-Idaho I-Sun-Glo ye-Idaho Inc..
"Kuyathakazelisa lokho, ngoba embonini, konke esesikuzwile iminyaka ukuthi sidinga ukulahla upulasitiki," esho.
“Ngemuva kwalokho, iCOVID hit, futhi wonke umuntu wayefuna yonke into ngopulasitiki noma nge-shrink-wrap. Angazi ukuthi uzoba yini umphumela wokugcina ovela ku-COVID, kepha izinto zashintsha ngokushesha. Ngiyazi ukuthi wonke umuntu ukhuluma ngokuthi, 'Masilahle upulasitiki ngenxa yalokho okwenzayo emvelweni,' kodwa njengamanje, wonke umuntu ufuna konke okusezikhwameni. ”
Isidingo sezikhwama, kwesinye isikhathi, sidlule izimpahla ezitholakalayo, ikakhulukazi lapho uMnyango Wezolimo wase-US wethula uhlelo lwawo lwamaFarmers to Families Food Box, kusho uCox.
"Uhlelo lweFarmers to Families Food Box lusize ukugcina umkhiqizo uqhubeka, kodwa izinkampani zethu zokupakisha bekude ngoba i-COVID," esho.
“Kube nomthelela ekukhiqizeni kwabo ngoba nabo bekufanele bavale. Zonke izingxenye zebhizinisi lethu zithinteke ngandlela thile. ”
Isinyathelo se-USDA sibe yisici, kuvunyelwene uDallin Klingler, umphathi wezokukhangisa nokuxhumana ne-Idaho Falls, ezinze e-Idaho Ukhozi Lukhiqize Amehlo.
"Uhlelo lweFarmers to Families Food Box nalo seluyicubungulile le nkinga, kwaba nezicelo eziningi zezikhwama ezincane zokuthengisa, okusho nje ukuthi abathengisa izinto zokupakisha bakhuphula izikhathi zokuhola nezindleko ezweni lonke."
UCollinsville, umenzi wesikhwama osuselwa ku-Ill Sev-Rend Corp.. ubona isidingo samazambane ahlanganisiwe, kusho uJeff Watkin, umqondisi wezokumaketha.
"Ubhadane lunyakazise umhlaba womkhiqizo maqondana nokuthengisa," esho.
"Ukupakelwa kwabathengi umkhiqizo omusha kudingeka kakhulu, ngenxa yemithetho eqinile yokusebenza kwezindawo zokudlela ngalesi sikhathi, kanye nemikhuba yokuthenga yabathengi eshintsha ngokushesha."
Abathengi badla ekhaya kaningi manje kunakuqala, futhi bathenga amazambane amaningi ngesitolo ngasinye kunakuqala, njengoba banciphisa imvamisa yabo yokuya ezitolo, kusho uWatkin.
"Sijwayele futhi ukukhuphuka kwesidingo, nezithiyo zethu ezinkulu zihlala phezu kwezinto zokusetshenziswa zezitayela zethu zokupakisha esizinikeza imakethe," kusho uWatkin.
"Ithimba lethu elithenga izinto ezibonakalayo libe yizinkanyezi eSev-Rend muva nje, liqinisekisa ukuthi kunezinto ezanele ezikhona ngakho-ke asiboni zikhala ekukhiqizeni."
USev-Rend ubambe ikhefu, ngandlela thile, ngoba ubhadane lududule imakethe lubheke esitayeleni senkampani sokupakisha, esiwela emapaketheni amaningi abathengi phakathi kwamakhilogremu amabili kuya kwayi-2, kusho uWatkin.
“Ngesikhathi ubhadane luqala, abantu babezama ukunciphisa izivakashi ezitolo; nakho-ke, ubone abathengi abaningi bethenga isikhwama samazambane esingamakhilogremu amathathu, lapho, phambilini, bebezobamba amazambane angaxege ngakunye kulolo hambo lwesitolo, ”kusho uWatkin.
I-Union Gap, Umakhi wokuvalwa osuselwe ku-Wash Kwik Lok Corp.. uphendulile nasezimfunweni zemakethe ngesikhathi sobhadane, futhi, kusho uKaren Reed, umqondisi wezokukhangisa nokuxhumana.
"UKwik Lok ubesebenza ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabasebenzi bethu kanye nekhono lethu lokuqinisekisa ukuthi siyahlangabezana nezidingo zamakhasimende njengoba ezishintsha ngokuphendula ubhadane," esho.
"Njengenkampani yomhlaba wonke, siyakwazi ukusebenzisa ulwazi lwethu ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene nezinsizakusebenza zethu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sixazulula izidingo zokupakisha ngaphandle komthungo."
I-Kwik Lok isebenze namakhasimende ayo amazambane e-Idaho ukwenza ukuvalwa okuphrintiwe okuvumela umlimi ukuthi aprinte izinhlobo zawo zamazambane ngaphambi kokuvalwa, kusho uMhlanga.
I-Kwik Lok isebenza nabenzi bamaphakethe ukuphendula izidingo ezintsha nezandayo, kusho uReed.
"Nakanjani sibona amakhasimende esabela esidingweni sokugcina ukudla kuphephile futhi kulula ukukubamba nokuya esitolo," esho.
"Ngasikhathi sinye, iningi lemikhiqizo enezinhloso zokusimama ayizivumeli zishelele futhi ziqhubeke nokuzama ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zezempilo nezokuphepha kanye nezinhloso zokusimama."
Ngasekuqaleni kuka-2020, uKwik Lok wethule i-Eco-Lok “engayilimazi imvelo”, le nkampani ethi isiza ukunciphisa amagesi abamba ukushisa nokusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki - “imvamisa izindawo ezimbili ezibalulekile zemikhiqizo,” kusho uReed.