A pound of ground beef is now at $5.67, a record high and an increase of 43% since January 2021. Beef, long considered a luxury protein, is now facing price points that could severely dampen ...
“Retail buying ahead of Labor Day has passed, so boxed beef prices dropped,” Austin Schroeder, analyst at Bruegler Marketing, said. Most-active CME October live cattle LCV24 closed down 0.725-cent at ...
Within the broader meat category, beef isn’t the only protein facing price challenges—pork and chicken prices are also on the rise. The hog market has experienced similar pressures, which could lead ...
The decrease in non-fed cattle harvest continues to impact ground beef prices. Ground beef averaged $5.67/pound in September, 56 cents higher than a year ago ... Exports to Columbia averaged nearly $3 ...