Local meat markets face impacts of pandemic

Several big box grocery stores have announced limits on the amount of meat customers can purchase due to potential shortages.

Local meat markets are having to make similar adjustments.

GROCERY STORESARE ALSO STUGGLINGTO KEEP THEIRSHELVES STOCKEDUP, THIS PLACE --B.I.G.MEAT MARKET HASBEEN HERE FOR 50YEARS IN THEMILLARD COMMUNITYAND THE OWNERTELLS ME THIS IS THEFIRST TIME THEY'VEHAVE TO LIMIT HOWMUCH THEY SELL TOCUSTOMERS."06:57:40 "WE'RESECOND-GENERATIONOWNERS SO WE'VEBEEN 20 YEARSOWNING THEBUSINESS AND NEVERIN THE HISTORY HAVEWE SEEN ANYTHINGLIKE THIS."PATTY HANKE, OWNEROF B-I-G MEATS ...SAYS THEY'REFEELING TRICKLEDOWN EFFECTS OFTHE PANDEMIC.06:57:21 "IT'SLITERALLTYEXHAUSTING--BECAUSE WE ARESMALL--YOU KNOWTHERE'S ONLY AHANDFUL OF US THATWORK HERE, ANDWE'RE JUSTABSORBING THEWORKLOAD SO ..JUST TO SUM IT UP ITIS EXHAUSTING."THEY'VE SEEN ASURGE INCUSTOMERS ...OLD AND NEW,STOCKING UP ONMEAT.GROUND BEEFPURCHASES ARELIMITED TO 10POUNDS A CUSTOMER.06:56:53 "ENOUGH TOGET YOU BUY, ANDYOU KNOW LAST AWEEK OR TWO ..AND HOPEFULLY YOUKNOW IF WE KIND OFLEVEL THINGS OUTTHAT WAY THEY'LL BEENOUGH FOREVERYBODY AND YOUCAN COME BACK INTWO WEEKS AND BUYANOTHER 10POUNDS."THEY'RE IMPACTED BYCLOSURES ANDSTAFFING CHANGESAT MEAT PROCESSINGPLANTS AS THEY DEALWITH OUTBREAKS.03:13:28 ", IT'S REALLYEVERYBODY, FROMTHE RANCHER ALLTHE WAY THROUGHTHE SUPPLY CHAINUNTIL IT GETS TO THECONSUMER AND SOWE'RE WORKING ASDILGENTLY ASPOSSIBLE TO GETBACK TO FULLCAPACITY AND THINGSAND BUSINESS ASUSUAL."06:57:55 "THE BIGGESTTHING IS THE WAY THEPRICES ARE BEINGAFFECTED--YOUKNOW IT'S ADAILY--ALMOST ADAILY EVERY TIME WEGET A TRUCK IN WEGOT TO ADJUST OURPRICES THAT'S HOWVOLATILE THEY ARERIGHT NOW."SHE SAYS A POUND OFGROUND BEEF WAS4.69 AT HER STORE ...NOW IT'S UP TO 5.99DUE TO POTENTIALSHORTAGES.SHE TELLS USTHEY'RE MAINLYSHORT ON CHICKENAND PORK RIGHTNOW.04:25:13 "WE AREWORKING TOGETHERAS BEST WE CAN TOMAKE SURE THAT THEPRODUCT CONTINESTO FLOW, AND GET TOTHE GROCERYSTORES ..."IN OMAHA SYDNEYGRAY 3 NEWS NOW.HYVEE ANNOUNCEDTHAT STARTINGTOMORROW, YOU'LLONLY BE ABLE TOPICK-UP FOUR ITEMSOF BEEF, PORK ORCHICKEN PRODUCTS.THE GOVERNORURGED PEOPLE NOTTO PANIC BUY MEAT,SAYING THERE MAY BEA SMALLERSELECTION BUTTHERE IS ENOUGHFOR EVERYONE.NEBRASKA AND IOWA