Through May 17, U.S. ground beef sales increased more than $1 billion compared to the same period last year. That’s just some of COVID-19’s impact on retail meat and poultry markets, says Anne-Marie Roerink, president of 210 Analytics.
"Year-to-date through May 17, meat department dollar sales were up 24.8%, boasting double-digit growth for ten weeks running," Roerink says. "This reflects an additional $5.5 billion sold versus the same time period in 2019. Year-to-date volume sales through May 17 were up 18.0% over the same period in 2019, reflecting an additional 7.6 billion pounds of meat and poultry sold versus the same time period in 2019."
Source: drovers.com.
