Kansas City BBQ Talk Chews The Fat Over Coronavirus Meat Shortage

Lunchtime link and food for thought . . .

Officials with the USDA say concerns over a meat shortage in grocery stores are not due to a lack of supply, but an increase in demand.

Meanwhile, here's local news co-branding the crisis for pork lovers across the metro . . .

How The Meat Shortage Is Affecting Grills And Smokers Throughout Kansas City

Kansas City is famous for its smoked meats, but a meat shortage resulting from COVID-19 outbreaks at processing plants across the Midwest is threatening the protein supply that usually keeps pit masters occupied and customers' bellies full.



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  1. That’s not exactly true, the shortage is because of all the meat plant workers getting the Chinese red death virus, you know, the one that came from China, the wuhan flu, fung fu flu.... from China!

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  2. The useless eaters are in trouble?

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  3. OMG my belly hurts!

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  4. Suggest they run over to Price Chopper and buy some.
    I saw full meat racks of every kind of meat, just yesterday.

    Meat shortage. More fake bullshit news.

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  5. ^^Exactly. Stores are full. But pull up the CNN site and one of the banner headlines is about 'food shortages and soaring prices'...all just a bunch of fear-mongering and scare tactics from cowards in the media.

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  6. ^^So maybe get off the internets loser and go find something more productive to do?

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  7. ^^Okay CHUD boy..or is it yet WEIRD...or both.

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  8. But, but, but I don't see this happening in the one grocery store that I go to in my neighborhood therefore it must be LAMESTREAM MEDIA FAKE NEWS!!!

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  9. Never seen the meat shortage at the store, but have seen fewer rabbits, possum, coons, and squirrels in the neighborhood this spring.

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