A local meat processor says labor shortages are making it difficult to meet consumer demands.
Charlie Emswieler operates the Wahoo Locker in Eastern Nebraska and like many in the processing sector he’s struggling to keep up. “Typically (we’re) always scheduled out two to four months. And that was a nice comfort zone. Since the pandemic, though, things changed quite a bit and now we’re booked out to sometimes two years.”
He tells Brownfield expanding the business is possible, but only if he can hire more employees.
