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The week ending June 21st was Father’s Day weekend and the results for the meat department as a whole, and beef in particular, were astounding.

Prices remained elevated, which resulted in high dollar gains of 15.9%.

The first week of June marks three full months of Coronavirus-related shopping patterns.

Plant-based meat alternatives, both refrigerated and frozen, have experienced robust growth throughout the pandemic.

Year-to-date through May 24, meat department dollar sales were up 24.7%, boasting double-digit growth for eleven weeks running.

Year-to-date volume sales through May 10 were up 17.6% over the same period in 2019.

Ed Woods of Woods Smoked Meats talks about how the demand for meat is unlike anything he’s ever seen in his 40+ years in the meat industry.

The limited service/assortment and/or shutting down of deli counters across many stores have had severely negative impact on sales of deli products.

For the week ending May 3, meat department dollar sales were up 51.3% and volume increased 37.2%.

High nutritional composition to remain grass-fed meat market’s primary USP (unique selling proposition).