While meat may be in such short supply that some grocers, including Costco, are having to impose limits on its purchase and even restaurants are being impacted (Wendy’s, for one, is running out of burgers at some locations), there is one type of meat where there’s actually an excess amount on the market — super-premium beef.
Typically, most high-priced steaks are served up in restaurants, since if you’re paying $60 (or more) for a steak, you might as well make sure it’s being cooked by a professional. Well, many high-end restaurants are closed for the duration of the pandemic, since they’re all about the luxury experience and this isn’t something that really translates well to takeout or delivery.
This leaves beef suppliers with no supply-ees, to the point where Food & Wine has reported that some extremely lucky food banks have been receiving donations of Wagyu steaks.
