Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK -- Whether it's from the butcher shop or the deli counter, most Americans base their meals around meat. But with prices for pork and beef expected to rise next year butchers are saying that consumers will have to pay more or get used to 'new cuts'.
"What happened in the last increase is people went from eating a lot of primals to NY strips, the porterhouses, they went to eating secondary cuts," said one local butcher.
The warnings are already out there about the coming sticker shock for dinner tables and restaurants.The summer drought has sent feed prices soaring, meaning farmers and butchers are already charging more for popular cuts of beef and pork.
Some farmers are starting to switch to cheaper types of feed to save money.
Julie Gray Stinar runs a small farm, raising hens, hogs and cattle.
A third of her costs goes to animal feed, which is mostly corn and soy.
Prices for chicken and pig feed have sky-rocketed since July.
"It was $14.77 on July 2nd, now it's $16.79 so it's gone up by two dollars in two months.
Shoppers are preparing themselves... With some already deciding what is worth the extra money, and what isn't.
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