APP. STAY CONNECTED TO BREA LOVE ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE. BREA: LINES OF PEOPLE HOPING TO GET THE LAST SLABS OF BRISKET AT A SMOKEHOUSE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PEOPLE DRIVE TO JD’S SMOKEHOUSE IN CONNELLY SPRINGS FROM AS FAR AWAY AS CHARLOTTE. THE RESTAURANT STILL HAS BARBEQUE PORK AND CHICKE THE OWNER SAYS MEAT PRICES HAVE GONE FROM ABOUT $4 A POUND TO MORE THAN $8 A POUND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. >> SO THE CHALLENGE IS KIND OF THE MIDDLE MAN. WE HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO EAT AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SERVE THEM BUT ACQUIRING THE PRODUCT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. BREA: RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE MORE THAN 1600D POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES AT 26 DIFFERENT PROCESSING PLANTS IN NORTH CAROLI