There are fears the US faces a coronavirus-driven meat shortage, but analysts say there's actually plenty to go around: 'We have the meat'

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• Fears have grown in recent weeks that the US will face a meat shortage in the coming months as coronavirus batters the ability of meat processors to meet demand.
• Agricultural analysts told Markets Insider, however, that the US is not facing a meat shortage but just a shortage in workers due to COVID-19 restrictions. 
• "We have the meat," one analyst told Markets Insider.
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Fears have grown in recent weeks that the US will face a meat shortage in the coming months as coronavirus batters the ability of meat processors to meet demand. 

Analysts, however, told Markets Insider that the US does not face a shortage in meat or cattle per se, but rather a shortage in workers due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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