The CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says one
of the top priorities right now is to keep beef moving through the supply
chain.
Colin Woodall says if any number of packing plants were to shut
down because of the coronavirus outbreak, it would worsen the price situation. “We are talking directly to the packers, we’re
talking directly to USDA to make sure those packing plants remain up and
running and we have the inspectors in place to ensure the inspection,” he
says. “That, more than anything else, is
going to help us here in the short run.”
Woodall says the price drop situation is of grave concern for producers and there is no explanation for it.
