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Beef prices soar to all-time high (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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Beef prices surged to an all-time high in July as the market grappled with consistently strong demand and long-term issues in domestic production.

According to the latest consumer price index, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics published on Tuesday, the beef and veal index rose by 2.5% in July, compared to 0.2% for the broader food category. This capped an 11.3% increase over the past 12 months.

Meanwhile, the price of ground beef and uncooked beef steaks has risen by 11.5% and 12.4%, respectively, both now at record levels.

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[-] Pika@rekabu.ru 3 points 2 months ago

Who needs beef anyway

It's not essential, eat pork and poultry instead - it's cheaper and much better for the environment.

[-] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Much better? You ever been around the hog and chicken barns?

[-] Pika@rekabu.ru 2 points 2 months ago

Been around chickens quite a lot, and around cows a bit. Chickens don't produce nearly as much methane as cows, chicken manure is an excellent fertilizer, arguably even higher quality and lower footprint than cow, their food consumption even per unit of mass is quite small, they don't take much space, and overall, they're relatively easy to work with.

That said, plant-based options are even better in that respect.

[-] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Sorry you have experience living around, working on CAFO’s?

[-] Pika@rekabu.ru 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, but I have experience spending my entire childhood on the countryside. Smaller scale, same idea.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

Texas meltdown incoming.

They'll have to cut down to just breakfast steak, lunch steak and dinner steak.

RIP elevenses steak and supper steak. This must be what it's like living in Europe with the GAYS!

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Cows are cool anyway.

Lab grown meat.

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago

Thank god. Now, please add taxes.

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Mass vegan conspiracy to get future generations off the take for the most environmentally expensive protein.

Illuminate have gone vegan, confirmed!

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