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71340Duster said

We bought from a local farmer/rancher down the road, he had issues as well with getting his animals processed. I think the thinking is a lot of people will be out BBQ'ing as people will be vaccinated and making up for "lost time".

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Partially. But what most people do not realize is that A LOT of the beef grown here, is shipped overseas to be processed and then reimported back. Also applies to all other meats as well. I forget the percentage, but it’s a pretty high amount. So all the port shortages that are affecting things like lumber and appliances are also affecting the food chain.

then combine that with the mad rush of hoarding last summer, the food industry is heavily strained. My aunt works for the USDA in DC and we just had a long talk about this Friday when she was up here still. Her specialty is USDA trade and imports. What she said is kind of alarming. Right now, the country’s has about a 3 day supply of food anywhere in its chain. That’s 3 days of normal buying habits. Last summer, that number shrunk to lowest points since tracking started during the Great Depression. Pre Covid, that supply was 21 days.