A Surplus Of Meat And Dairy Puts A Strain On U.S. Markets And Storage

Great in theory, but the logistics would be complicated. Dairy and meat require refrigeration for transport and storage. Costs would be high even with charitable intentions.

Easy answer: Additional costs of logistics.

It takes money to process, package, ship and hold refrigerated space for meat and dairy in stores. People involved (e.g. truck drivers, butchers, stocking workers, cash register, etc.) also have to be paid. If stores cannot donate to food banks, the cost of disposal for expired goods also gets factored in

LTC Eugene Chu - When there is a surplus of product coupled with steady demand on the market, the price goes down. That's Economics 101. Apparently someone forgot to tell the wholesalers, shippers and the retailers. The beef supply is high, yet the price at the market continues to rise, which leads one to believe the middle men and the retailers are once again taking the consumer to the cleaners. And I'm only referring to beef and other meats, not dairy. I'm the shopper in the house and I see: prices reflected in the stores indicate pork and chicken prices are still low to very affordable (with the exception of specialty cuts) at this point in time. Beef, however, is priced in the ridiculous category and continues to rise. The beef prices should be dropping to reflect the surplus.

texasfarmbureau.org/beef-prices-forecast-low-2019/

Sadly true. Worse is how many farms are no longer family owned, but big agriculture corporation owned.