U.S. consumer demand for retail meat remains exceptionally strong despite higher prices stemming from increased production costs and supply chain limitations. However, once the full effects of producer price inflation …
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Producers Receive Smaller Share of Retail Thanksgiving Dinner Price
by Colter BrownJust when it seemed there was nothing left to draw political lines over, the cost of this year’s Thanksgiving meal may bring a little heat from the proverbial kitchen into …
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Meat Plant Closures Tighten Supplies, Increase Prices for Consumers
The reduction of meat processing capacity caused by U.S. plant closures and slowdowns has created a massive bottleneck in the nation’s meat and livestock supply chain. Nearly two dozen plants …