Processors consider markets, not regions While the pandemic and its effects are by no means behind the United States, recent vaccine availability and slipping COVID-19 infection rates have caused many parts of the country to walk back policies meant to reduce human interaction and limit the spread of the disease. This doesn’t apply to all parts of the U.S., but many rural areas are opening restaurants and other food institutions again. That raised a poignant question from an April 21 Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream listener. They asked, “Has dairy demand looked different across the U.S. as states reopen at different times?”