Source: Daryl Matthews, WNCT, 6/23/21

 The meat industry is feeling the price hike while trying not to let it affect their customers’ grocery prices. Local butcher Oliver Lark at Conrad & Hinkle Food Market in Lexington said the price hike is sadly becoming a trickle-down effect to customers. Lark said with the low workforce in manufacturing and the jump in gas prices, it sped the price increase of some meat cuts like New York Strip and ribeye, but they are trying not to let it affect their customers’ price tags as much as possible.

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