Expect sticker shock in the meat aisle at the grocery store

So could it increase meat prices just based on supply and demand? Absolutely.

To be accurate./// shoppers might be in for sticker shock the next time they go to the grocery store.

With meat processing plants facing covi?19 concerns, and animals being euthanized, we could see prices start to go up.

Kimt news three's nick kruszalnicki joins us live with the details.

Nick?

George and katie?

Coronavirus has been a perfect storm of sorts for meat producers?

With plants shutting down and farmers having to euthanize some of their animals, supplies could be a little sparse.

Earlier this afternoon, i spoke with doctor sam funk?

An economist with the iowa farm bureau.

He tells me the packing plant shutdowns have caused a bottleneck in the food supply chain, causing less product to get out on the market.

While over half of the meat produced in this country goes to restaurants and large institutions like schools?

It is not an easy process to get that product processed and repackaged to sell in the grocery store.

Doctor funk says expect higher prices at the store.

There's simply a supply?

Demand equation which says there's more demand for that meat than what's getting into certain channels.

So could it increase meat prices just based on supply and demand?

Absolutely.

Shoppers?

Listen up.

Doctor funk says you should also expect some of your favorite cuts of meat to be out of stock.

Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, thank you nick.

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