Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief, gets an update from Evan Inada, Columbus Craft Meats, on how COVID-19 affected demand for charcuterie and high-end deli proteins, as well as some of the company's business approaches and tactics.

I think it’s safe to say that 2020 did not turn out the way many small processors had planned, both personally and professionally.

Like pretty much anything that happens in Washington DC, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act had a mixed bag of results. 

U.S. animal slaughtering and processing production (including poultry) during the three months through September was up 2.0 percent from one year ago.