US NewsMeat Shortage to End Within 10 Days: Agriculture SecretarySaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintPlant workers inspect cuts at the Beef Products Inc. (BPI) facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska, on Nov.19, 2012. Reuters/Lane HickenbottomIsabel van BrugenReporter5/7/2020|Updated: 5/7/2020Meat shortages in the United States could end within 10 days as meat plants start to reopen, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on May 6.“I think we’ve turned the corner,” Perdue said on May 6 during a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.