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From Livestock Auctions To Packing Plants, COVID-19 Has A Big Impact On Beef

Boise State Public Radio News | By Madelyn Beck
Published March 30, 2020 at 9:04 AM MDT
The pandemic has created a lot of uncertainty in the beef market. Prices for things like bulk burger are up. But other types of meat have taken a hit.
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The pandemic has created a lot of uncertainty in the beef market. Prices for things like bulk burger are up. But other types of meat have taken a hit.

Jake Billington has worked at the livestock auction at the Twin Falls Livestock Commission in southern Idaho for 28 years.

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Madelyn Beck
Madelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West News Bureau. She's from Montana but has reported everywhere from North Dakota to Alaska to Washington, D.C. Her last few positions included covering energy resources in Wyoming and reporting on agriculture/rural life issues in Illinois.
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