TYLER MEAT SHORTAGE

TYLER MEAT SHORTAGE

Several developments - and the local impact of this pandemic is having.... 44news reporter tyler druin is in henderson.... where a meat shortage is now underway in the tristate.... "people are stocking up, they aren't eating out right now so they're buying meat to eat at home" this comes as tri-staters are stuck at home because of covid19- buying more beef and pork than ever before- local butcher shop's joining major brands - mike holder a butcher - has been in business 15 years in evansville- "the prices have gone up this week but the availability is pretty much still there for now" ruler - kroger - schnucks - costco - and others announcing they will limit fresh meat sales shoppers are able to purchase two or three packages of fresh meat per household "we just left one store and we were going to get some pork and beef, they had a few beefs and no pork and we came down here, she went inside and got us some pork" demand for meat up around 40% while production of beef pork and poultry is down 25% with coronavirus out breaks causing thousands of food production workers to quarantine its not just impacting supermarkets and butcher shoppes - analysts say right now - one in five wendy's fast food locations - are out of beef - this comes - as at least 115 meat packing plants closed- nationwide - perdue farms and tyson foods- both in west kentucky reporting over 200 positive cases- "well its sad that they got the covid-19, but im telling you, they need to do something, and get more people in because we are going to be running out soon.

Supply and demand - driving - wholesale meat prices up 60% beef prices the highest in nearly 30 years according to industry insiders - "its crazy the price of beef is going up that much , i guess if they're sick they need to be closed, they got to do what they got to do" leading grocery store chains say by limiting meat purchases they hope to keep prices fair- "he hasn't affected me yet, but i hear its going to, its a shame, its really bad, but theres nothing we can do about it!"