Stew Leonard Jr.: Meat Prices Are up the Most Right Now

PAYNE But also hey ░░░░░░░░ you make a fantastic ░░░░░░░░ about the wages We ░░░░░░░░ want everyone to do ░░░░░░░░ People go out they ░░░░░░░░ for higher minimum wages ░░░░░░░░ that ripples through the ░░░░░░░░ And don t think ░░░░░░░░ folks connect those dots ░░░░░░░░ JR Well Charles you ░░░░░░░░ what I m all ░░░░░░░░ giving great benefits and ░░░░░░░░ do that at Stew ░░░░░░░░ s but we ve ░░░░░░░░ to raise our starting ░░░░░░░░ 3 an hour you ░░░░░░░░ That s a lot ░░░░░░░░ money You know I ░░░░░░░░ t absorb all of ░░░░░░░░ you ve got to ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ along One thing that ░░░░░░░░ gone up quite a ░░░░░░░░ I ll show you ░░░░░░░░ this is your favorite ░░░░░░░░ here one of these ░░░░░░░░ right here PAYNE I ░░░░░░░░ you were going to ░░░░░░░░ one of those bad ░░░░░░░░ out Yeah hold onto ░░░░░░░░ I ll see you ░░░░░░░░ the show laughs LEONARD ░░░░░░░░ We ll save this ░░░░░░░░ you if you stop ░░░░░░░░ the store But meat ░░░░░░░░ are up probably the ░░░░░░░░ right now The herd ░░░░░░░░ I ve talked to ░░░░░░░░ ranchers out in the ░░░░░░░░ they ve had to ░░░░░░░░ their herd sizes because ░░░░░░░░ was a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and the cattle were ░░░░░░░░ a difficult time out ░░░░░░░░ the fields feeding them ░░░░░░░░ watering and so forth ░░░░░░░░ they ve cut down ░░░░░░░░ the herd sizes Supply ░░░░░░░░ demand that s increased ░░░░░░░░ price of beef a ░░░░░░░░ bit So you re ░░░░░░░░ an increase in beef ░░░░░░░░ this holiday right now.”