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Total pork cold storage continues to linger around decade lows, creating a tight supply condition and a base layer of price support for a number of...
ANALYSIS: The Spread Between Wholesale and Retail Beef Prices
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Price gouging. Panic buying. Meat shortages. These phrases have dominated recent talk about the nation’s overall meat supply as a wave of plant closures and worker absenteeism rattle the supply chain and generate logistical hurdles. Increasingly, industry participants and consumers alike are uttering the unnerving question: Is America on the cusp of a nationwide meat shortage?
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