Ayden businesses report rising meat prices and delivery costs

11 articles · Updated · WITN · Apr 30

In Ayden, North Carolina, gas at $4 a gallon and delivery fees doubling from $5 to $10 have pushed up costs for shops including Sumrell's Country Sausage and Skylight Inn BBQ.
Business owners said Iran war-related oil supply uncertainty and sharply higher cattle prices are squeezing margins, forcing some price rises as customers increasingly trade down or put items back.
Managers said they are absorbing as much as possible to avoid gouging, but with fuel, feed and livestock costs still climbing, they cannot say when meat prices might ease.

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