
Why beef prices are going up and staying up
From barbecue to burgers to steak, beef is omnipresent in the American diet, but everyday Americans are despairing to find prices rising month after month with no relief in sight. Consumers are asking why beef prices are so resistant to every effort to lower them. The answer to that question involves a combination of COVID, climate, short-sighted quick fixes by ranchers and policy. In the current situation, price relief may be at least a couple of years away. The American
