Famer Sees Price Discrepancy

A Byron farmer says the prices consumers are seeing at the stores aren't what they should be

Be a grueling profession... from fluctuating markets?

Unfavorable weather... nothing is certain.

I caught up with byron farmer?

Kevin connelly... he says the prices you?

The consumers?

Are seeing at the grocery store aren't what they should be.

"i just know there's a lot of money somewhere in the middle because our prices have dropped and you've not seen that at the grocery store."

Connelly fears he won't be able to keep his farming operation afloat.

"if we keep on with these prices, there's going to be a huge impact, cash flow wise it just doesn't work."

Connelly and his daughter?

Meghan?

Who is getting a phd in dairy studies says plunging milk prices are also cause for concern.

"since the covid crisis has occurred, milk prices have seen a severe decline, and that's kind of we were just starting to come out of 3.5 to 4 year pretty low milk prices."

"75 to 80 percent of the milk produced in the upper midwest went into cheese production, and with the closing of the restaurants and food services, we've lost the cheese we put in the retail market through cheese curds at the restaurant, bacon cheeseburgers , through cheese on your salad."

As the backbone of america faces a changing market... many of these farmers won't come out the other end.

With pork and beef processing plants closing they don't have the markets they need to sell their cattle and hogs.

Bringing their livelihoods to a screeching halt.

Despite it all?

Connelly is choosing to stay optimistic.

"as farmers we are always changing and adjusting, we're changing connelly says it's best to buy products like beef from a local farmer.

You could save at least 25 to 30 percent on your product.

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