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A pound of 100% ground beef chuck cost $5.59 in October, a penny more than in September. Fresh whole chicken went from $1.98 to $1.99 per pound, maintaining the same pricing as January 2024.
The USDA reports that beef production in 2024 is forecast to be about 3% lower than in 2023, and last year also marked the fifth straight year of a decrease in available beef cows.
Prices in restaurants are rising across the spectrum, from top-notch eateries to fast food chain Wendy's, which has raised the price of its quarter pound burger by 4-8 cents in the past year.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences provides the kind of education intended under the Morrill Act of 1862, making it the center of the land-grant tradition at Virginia Tech. Closely associated with the college are the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, established in 1886, and Virginia Cooperative Extension, established in 1914 ...
In 2018, Memphis Meats reduced the cost of production to $1,700 per pound. [229] In 2019, Eat Just said it cost about US$50 to produce one chicken nugget. [ 230 ] The company's cultured chicken nuggets, now available at Singapore restaurant 1880, retail around US$17 as part of a set meal; [ 231 ] however, this retail price is below cost.
The current spread accounts for about three-fourths of the retail price for a market basket of foods, according to USDA. The farm value varies for each type of food; for example, in 2004, it accounted for about 35% of the retail cost of eggs, compared to about 19% for fresh fruit and vegetables, and about 6% for cereal and bakery products.
The country's cattle inventory is shrinking and has been for a while. In its third straight yearly drop, the latest cattle report by the United States Department of Agriculture found that as of ...
On average, one employee of Tyson Foods, the largest meat producer in America, is injured and amputates a finger or limb per month. [22] The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported that over a period of six years, in the UK 78 slaughter workers lost fingers, parts of fingers or limbs, more than 800 workers had serious injuries, and at least ...