NEWS WATCH: UKROP'S ROLLS OUT DRY AGED BEEF

RICHMOND, Va. -- Ukrop's Super Markets launched a line of dry-aged, Certified Angus rib-eye and strip steaks, cut to order at 11 of the chain's 30 stores. The new line has been aged in a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment for 21 days, the company said. Due to limited supply, the product will be available only on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at the stores. The dry-aging process, which makes beef more flavorful and tender, was common practice prior to the advent of industrialized meat processing, but it has since become rare, made expensive by storage costs and the prolonged evaporation of moisture from meat, which raises its price per pound.