Beef, chicken and pork could be as scarce as toilet paper soon because so many meat processing plants have been temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry experts warn.
But the pandemic has clogged the pipeline for getting more meat to grocery stores, the experts said.
Also, meat processing companies have a restaurant line and a grocery line. And with restaurants closed, the companies have shifted those supplies of frozen meats to the grocery stores. The Tyson chief, whose company employs some 100,000 workers, said it’s devastating to farmers too because they no longer have anywhere to sell their livestock.
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