JBS works to restart meat processing plants, easing fears of price increases and shortages

“We saw on Tuesday that prices did not freak out, and what that tells you is that it’s not going to make prices skyrocket,” said Grady Ferguson, senior research analyst at Gro Intelligence. “Right now, it looks like they are getting back on track,” he said, adding “there is not going to be empty store shelves and people looting for hot dogs and things like that.”