NY steakhouses suffer as Midwest drought sends meat prices
soaring The Midwest drought is putting a
chill on the grill. Meat prices are
“through the roof,” said William Degel, owner of Uncle Jack’s Steakhouses in
Midtown and Queens. “It’s at an all-time high.”
He says he’s been forced to serve smaller portions and raise
prices — the porterhouse for two increased by $5 to $94 and the filet mignon by
$2 to $35 for the 10-ounce and $45 for the 16-ounce. “Even chopped meat has
gone up dollars a pound,” Degel said.
Beef was already in short supply — a victim of earlier
droughts and rises in the costs of fuel and feed. During this year’s drought,
ranchers reluctant to buy expensive grain feed brought young — and thin —
cattle to market early, which will spur another shortage and could threaten
fatter cuts of beef….
Stay tuned beef fans....http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rai_ing_the_steaks_mGHDObThO2Labxu9lvfaRL
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