Concerns Over Food Supply

Sophia Borrelli went to a local butcher to find out how our local food supply looks.

Coronavirus.

Coronavirus is impacting almost all aspects of our lives.

Including what we eat and possibly how much it costs.

The president issued an executive order to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the coronavirus pandemic.

It's to quote "keep our food supply chain safe."

Today waay 31's sophia borrelli went to a local butcher to find out how are local food supply looks.

Bobby morrow, owner of arab meat market: "he's going to have to keep some of them open.

We've gotta feed, i mean we feed the world in a lot of ways, the united states does."

Bobby morrow owns arab meat market.

He says he has been able to get the meat products he needs for the most part but there has been some shortages.

Bobby morrow, owner of arab meat market: "occasionally there's one thing i can't get for a few days."

He says he has seen a lot more customers come into his store since the pandemic started.

He says the salesman he deals with have told him prices may start to go up for some products especially beef and pork.

Morrow says especially being in marshall county, people are worried about the number of coronavirus cases in local poultry processing plants.

Wayne farms in albertville confirmed the plant had 75 cases of coronavirus in the plant and an employee died from the virus.

Bobby morrow, owner of arab meat market: "i had a lady monday call me and ask me if my chicken came from wayne farms, and i told her yes, some of it did."

Morrow says he is doing everything he can to keep his customers and the food they eat safe.

In arab, sophia borrelli waay 31 news.

There have been several headlines involving food processing plants.

3 of the largest pork plants in the country have stopped production indefinitely.

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