@article{Vaikonoras:338797,
      recid = {338797},
      author = {Vaikonoras, Kate and Hahn, William},
      title = {Wholesale Beef Costs Rose as Cattle Prices Dropped During  Supply-Chain Disruptions in 2020},
      journal = {Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural  Resources, and Rural America},
      address = {2022-05-02},
      number = {1490-2023-1743},
      month = {May},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused significant  disruption to U.S. meat supply chains in the spring and  summer of 2020, according to a recent USDA, Economic  Research Service report. In the early months of the  pandemic, COVID-19 infections caused worker absences at  beef packing plants, leading to a slowdown in slaughter  rates and even some temporary plant shutdowns. Wholesale  beef prices rose, while cattle prices remained low. The  price changes affected the entire supply chain. Cattle  producers struggled with low prices for their market-ready  animals and consumers paid more for beef at grocery  stores.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/338797},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.338797},
}