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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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[–] TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

“We need to eat” rhymes poorly with climate wrecking animal farming, which not only speeds up harvest devastating warming and flooding – it also consumes a lot of food and uses enormous amounts of farmable land.

Poor people are not in any way immune to the apocalypse and will have to change their lifestyles one way or the other.

You’re championing dying with a belly full of cheeseburgers over tofu and a shot at long term survival. It’s not progressive.

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago

I'm championing shitting down the war machines. don't put words in my mouth

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Not to be a dick, but progressive or not doesn't matter, what matters us effective.

We need two solutions. Short and long term

Short term survival and the long term bounty.

[–] TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Nothing dickish about making your point, that’s what we’re here for.

I agree that we need effective measures, in terms of combatting climate change there are few things that are more efficient than eliminating animal agriculture. For there to even be a long term, at all, drastic measures are needed in the short term.

But at this point, it feels like LARPing to bother thinking about, climate change. Not a lot of room for the issue in the flooded zone.

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago

there are few things that are more efficient than eliminating animal agriculture

I doubt it

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah. We do have a mountain sized orange pimple to deal with first. Or at least living through the orwelian nightmare he heralds

[–] TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 hours ago

Yep, there is that, no way around it

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Just want to note, just because a person gives up beef doesn't mean you have to have tofu. I really dislike tofu. Even the years I kept vegan I never had it except to try it a few times.

There are tons of other options in the bean world for protein replacement. Otherwise love your point.

[–] TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Hehe yeah, I think tofu is sooo good though! :P

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I ate tofu before I was vegan, but man I've upped my tofu game since then. Pan fry it and finish with sesame oil and soy sauce, and its a game changer.

I know it's a bit of a meme to say "you just haven't had the right one yet", but I think a lot of people get the idea of mushy plain tofu and are rightly turned off. It's so frickin good when you make it right.

Here's the recipe I use.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

Yes, the distance between poorly prepared tofu and properly prepared is....vast.