TOKYO -- Coronavirus-induced worker shortages at farms and food distributors in Southeast Asia are being felt by supermarket shoppers thousands of kilometers away in Japan.
COVID outbreaks lead to worker shortages at palm oil and chicken producers

Prices of poultry from Thailand have jumped to rarely seen highs in Japan due to closures at processing plants. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Coronavirus-induced worker shortages at farms and food distributors in Southeast Asia are being felt by supermarket shoppers thousands of kilometers away in Japan.