Well the turkeys are in the freezer and ready to ship. Now I just need some packing materials. My normal styrofoam supplier is late so I have sourced some coolers from someone else. I guess I am victim to the supply side issues I hear about. Boxes and styrofoam and processing costs have all gone up in the past year. Styrofoam alone went up 25%. I suppose it is important that costs be allocated in an economy. I just wish the CAFO’s were required to internalize a lot of the costs they externalize to the rest of us and didn’t get the subsidies they get. Oh well. That is a different rant.
Processing has been a little less hectic this summer and fall. We still slow down production in fall given the popularity of hogs over the holidays and the limited poultry processing schedule. It is nice to have a little break. We’ll start placing birds again in November to be ready for the new year.
Hope you all are well during the craziness this year.
David