I live in a small town(about 2000) relatively rural. The farmer on the outskirts of town has plenty of meat available.....might not be the cheapest but it's all grown on the farm. Local butcher a couple towns over is swamped with business and advertising a TON of different meat packages.Yet I go into the local super market and the shelves are thin and there's limits on how much you can buy. I don't think there's a meat shortage....more like a shortage of people to process the meat. Look around for a local farmer/butcher...they'll be glad to help out!(plus you'll get better meat)