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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.
Uncooked beef roasts led that monthly jump with a 6.5% increase from June to July. Beef steaks were up 2.3%, while other cuts of beef and veal were up 3.6%.
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 ...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index 1961–2021 in nominal and real terms. The Real Price Index is the Nominal Price Index deflated by the World Bank Manufactures Unit Value Index (MUV). Years 2014–2016 is 100. Food prices refer to the average price level for food across countries, regions and on a global scale. [1]
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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.
Meat prices began to rise in late 1972. The consumer price index published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics attributed this price increase to poor weather conditions, which increased the price for grain and animal feed, rising domestic demand, and unusually high export demand for pork due to the dollar devaluation in mid-February. [2]
Sorry to put a damper on grilling season, but beef seems to be getting more expensive. Beef, milk and egg prices are rising and not likely to stop any time soon thanks in large part to a drought.