Protein Supply Improves

ArrowStream economists see improvements in total beef, pork and chicken outputs. Cattle and hog slaughter are expected to improve during the next few weeks, but they warn further plant disruptions could continue as the COVID-19 landscape evolves this summer. 

ArrowStream's COVID-19 State Ranking Model measures each states' coronavirus response and risk suggesting the potential of where restaurants could return to a closer-to-normal business environment first and provide clues into supply chain disruption. 

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As restaurant chains look to monitor their supply chain operations during COVID-19, purchasing teams can use ArrowStream’s Restaurant Purchasing Trends to compare their data to a benchmark representing 80 restaurant chain operators selected from the overall ArrowStream network.

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