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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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[–] only_in_ohio@sh.itjust.works 15 points 12 hours ago (4 children)
[–] psoul@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

The carrot: prices are too high, lentils and beans are much cheaper

The stick: ticks spreading veganism

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 hours ago

They'll eat each other before that happens.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.social 14 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I would gladly take conservative vegans over regular conservatives.

[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but then the gravy seals might lose enough weight to actually be intimidating

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago

To be fair, I didn't lose any weight after going vegan. You can still stuff your face with vegan junk food. Lol.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I would gladly take conservative vegans over regular conservatives.

No. That sounds awful. The rest of us wouldn't be able to talk at all admidst the constant lecturing....

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Wow… it has me thinking, if conservatives were all vegan it might make them more credible.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.social 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

A lot more please use your bible to lecture us about treating the animals like family!

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

I was thinking more along the "pro-life" misrepresentation they claim to have.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

The ones that can afford it will still run around telling anyone else, from vegans, to the merely plant-based curious, to those just cutting out red meat for the blatantly obvious health reasons that they'll eat more meat for them. Because that's such a knee-slapper.

The ones that cannot afford it will whine that they "aren't getting their protein" (🤦‍♂️ and FFS, the way "protein" is marketed in this country is truly absurd) because of Joe Biden, Obama, Hillary, the gays, drag queen story hour, the Bilderbergers, etc., because the amorphous THEY want them to eat bugs and own nothing, or whatever the fuck the black helicopter crowd is saying these days.