…“Are we going to have less meat for the American public? That’s probably going to happen this year,” said Len Steiner, an analyst at Steiner Consulting Group…
…The closures aren’t expected to significantly affect overall meat availability, at least in the short term. “We’ve got plenty of animal protein in the U.S., more than we can consume,” said Len Steiner, head of food-industry consulting firm Steiner Consulting Group…
…Cheaper cuts like rounds and chuck that end up in retail stores were behind Monday’s gains, said Altin Kalo, an analyst at Steiner Consulting Group. Wholesale beef rose 7.8% to $2.2436 a pound Monday, data from the U.S. Agriculture Department show….
…Meat producers can’t count on U.S. consumers to eat up the slack, said Altin Kalo, an economist with Steiner Consulting Group. …