Farmers had plenty of animals, but no one to buy them.
Plants didn’t have the requisite manpower to keep up with demand.
More tellingly, it’s suddenly priced much lower than expected, too.
In fact, certain meat prices are even lower than they were prior to the pandemic.
The first week of September saw prices for prime rib steak drop by 11 percent.
Chicken prices are down, too, primarily because there are fewer exports to places like China.
Chicken leg quarter, in particular, is down a whopping 40 percent compared to last year.
Chicken wings are also cheaper than they were before the pandemic hit.
AsWAMUnotes, however, the pandemic has people questioning their relationship with meat.
When COVID-19 first hit, tofu was flying off the shelves, perThe Washington Post.
Demand for plant-based alternatives has surged over the past few years in general, according toQuartz.
