Kitchen

[depglass]

I've heard on various news broadcasts that there is a shortage due to hoarding.  Then a day later I hear there's a glut due to slowing restaurant demand. Well, two markets in my area, upper midwest, only got the shortage memo.  Ground round was up about 1.00 a lb. and ground sirloin was up 3.00 a lb. Are you noticing variances where you shop, and what area of the country are you in? 

[Dinaki]

I reside in Georgia, Columbus to be specific.

I have not seen any shortage of meat, I do my shopping at the Commissary. The pricies are the same as before COVID-19.

[Kachina624]

There's plenty of meat that farmers and ranchers would love to get rid of.  The problem is they can't find processors to butcher it for sale.  Meat packing plants have closed or are working with reduced crews due to illness from the virus.  That's what's causing the shortage.  In places where grocers have connections, there seem to be plenty of meat.

[msgb]

The grocery stores in my area have stated that you can only purchase 2 or three purchases of meat (deli, bacon, chicken, beef, etc) per visit to the store. I am in the Midwest as well.

I have seen different items unavailable in different stores too.

[ECBG]

I'm in the mountns of NC.  We haven't had any sirloin steak for about 2 months maybe.  I love to make stir fry with that cut.

They're limiting us to 2 pkgs of each kind of meat as well.

[DiAnne]

I haven't noticed any shortage in PNW.

[Rockycoast]

No shortage in my area. So. Maine.

[Reever]

I was also worried about a shortage and ordered over $500 worth of meat from an indepdendent distributor that normally sells to restauarants but due to the economic catastrophe now sells directly to consumers. It wasnt cheap but now I am stocked through summer with a full freezer.  It wasnt worth the gamble when I heard about the pork processing plants experiencing shut downs due to the Virus. If you are willing to pay a little extra you will have no trouble finding restaurant qualirty meats. I try and stay ahead of the curve when it comes to shortages.

[qbetzforreal]

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@Reever wrote:

I was also worried about a shortage and ordered over $500 worth of meat from an indepdendent distributor that normally sells to restauarants but due to the economic catastrophe now sells directly to consumers. It wasnt cheap but now I am stocked through summer with a full freezer.  It wasnt worth the gamble when I heard about the pork processing plants experiencing shut downs due to the Virus. If you are willing to pay a little extra you will have no trouble finding restaurant qualirty meats. I try and stay ahead of the curve when it comes to shortages.

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@Reever - Meat has a shelf life even in the freezer.  If it is just you at home, you might not get through all that meat before it goes bad.

[cindyNC]

Might depend on the kind of meat you want.  My neice took over the family meat market a few years ago.  Some customers were asking about "local" beef.  She explained that they sell only prime or choice and the local herds are holsteins (dairy) which do not provide prime or choice quality.

Several years ago my brother raised his own beef cattle for the business but there was no interest in it at the time. .