Ground Beef Prices Reach Record Highs

Rogue Valley · Jul 22, 2025

Ground beef prices reach record highs as warning issued

As the country continues to grapple with shrinking herds, experts say prices could continue to rise through 2025 and beyond.

www.newsweek.com

7.21.25
Ground beef prices across the U.S. continue to reach new highs, driven by shrinking cattle herds, with looming import restrictions threatening to push costs even higher. According to government data released last week, the average price of a pound of 100 percent ground beef rose to $6.12 last month, up from $5.98 in May and $5.47 in June 2024. Experts have said this trend shows no signs of slowing, meaning there may be upward pressure on prices through 2026 and beyond. The rising cost of staple agricultural products such as beef and eggs has further strained household budgets in 2025, as well as the budgets of businesses reliant on the sales of these items. In addition to having an outsize effect on inflation data, summer price increases are hitting during the peak months—when beef sales traditionally peak because of outdoor gatherings—further underscoring the growing issue.

The prospect of new tariffs on countries the U.S. sources beef from also threatens to further raise prices in the U.S. Per the USDA, most of the U.S.'s beef imports come from Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico and New Zealand. Canada and Mexico were two of the first nations to be subject to President Donald Trump's tariffs, which have been ramped up in recent days. Barring a major breakthrough in trade negotiations, they will likely see their beef subject to rates of upwards of 25 percent. Brazil, meanwhile, was recently threatened with a blanket 50 percent tariff.

IIRC, at each of his 2024 election campaign stops, Trump promised to bring down grocery prices. He has not delivered. They continuie to climb. Contributing greatly to the problem is Trump's reckless tariffs on food items the USA imports.

Trump now says bringing down grocery prices, as he promised, will be 'very hard'

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned relentlessly on grocery prices in the 2024 race. Now, he says lowering costs will be "very hard."

abcnews.go.com

Napoleon · Jul 22, 2025

If you don’t have 14 cents to your name then you have bigger problems than the price of ground beef.

Questerr · Jul 22, 2025

Napoleon said:
If you don’t have 14 cents to your name then you have bigger problems than the price of ground beef.

Indeed. Like Trump stripping your access to Medicaid.

dmpi · Jul 22, 2025

Napoleon said:
If you don’t have 14 cents to your name then you have bigger problems than the price of ground beef.

People will go to the restaurant and pay $18.00 for a burger but they can't afford a few cents more for ground beef.

element94 · Jul 22, 2025

So much winning.

Napoleon · Jul 22, 2025

Questerr said:
Indeed. Like Trump stripping your access to Medicaid.

Speak for yourself.

Queen Margo · Jul 22, 2025

What do you want Trump to do, start raising cattle?

element94 · Jul 22, 2025

Queen Margo said:
What do you want Trump to do, start raising cattle?

Definitely not! He should stop lying constantly. That would be a start.

Queen Margo · Jul 22, 2025

element94 said:
Definitely not! He should stop lying constantly. That would be a start.

Liberals have believed lies for years, how would you even know what the truth looks like?

Grand Mal · Jul 22, 2025

Queen Margo said:
What do you want Trump to do, start raising cattle?

He should teach American farmers to grow sugar cane, too.

lynnwinslow · Jul 22, 2025

Queen Margo said:
Liberals have believed lies for years, how would you even know what the truth looks like?

I know these were lies.

-2020 election was stolen
-Covid is like the flu and it will disappear
-There was no contact between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 campaign
-Mexico will pay for the wall.

Do you agree?

Queen Margo · Jul 22, 2025

lynnwinslow said:
I know these weren't the truth

-2020 election was stolen
-Covid is like the flu and it will disappear
-There was no contact between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 campaign
-Mexico will pay for the wall.

Do you agree?

I don't agree with your spin.

lynnwinslow · Jul 22, 2025

Queen Margo said:
I don't agree with your spin.

Stick with me.
Did Trump say any of those things?

Rogue Valley · Jul 22, 2025

Trump: "If elected I will lower grocery prices, lower gas prices, and end the Ukraine War on Day One."

Three Trump lies in one sentence.

lynnwinslow · Jul 22, 2025

Rogue Valley said:
Trump: "If elected I will lower grocery prices, lower gas prices, and end the Ukraine War on Day One."

Three Trump lies in one sentence.

Impressive but probably not a record for Trump.

Queen Margo · Jul 22, 2025

lynnwinslow said:
Stick with me.
Did Trump say any of those things?

Could have, but your idea of his speak is not always the right meaning,

Deuce · Jul 22, 2025

Napoleon said:
If you don’t have 14 cents to your name then you have bigger problems than the price of ground beef.

hahahahahahahaha

The right has stopped even pretending to care about anything. Inflation, debts, Epstein's human trafficking ring.

Lycanthrope · Jul 22, 2025

DAMN YEW, BIDEN!!!

Eriech · Jul 22, 2025

Rogue Valley said:
Ground beef prices reach record highs as warning issued

As the country continues to grapple with shrinking herds, experts say prices could continue to rise through 2025 and beyond.

www.newsweek.com

IIRC, at each of his 2024 election campaign stops, Trump promised to bring down grocery prices. He has not delivered. They continuie to climb. Contributing greatly to the problem is Trump's reckless tariffs on food items the USA imports.

Trump now says bringing down grocery prices, as he promised, will be 'very hard'

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned relentlessly on grocery prices in the 2024 race. Now, he says lowering costs will be "very hard."

abcnews.go.com

Wondering how many beef critters have been born and brought to market since January 20th? How much of the feed given was raised since then?

Loulit01 · Jul 22, 2025

dmpi said:
People will go to the restaurant and pay $18.00 for a burger but they can't afford a few cents more for ground beef.

Dumbest post of the ~~day~~ ~~week~~ month.

americanwoman · Jul 22, 2025

Queen Margo said:
What do you want Trump to do, start raising cattle?

Considering that's the only possible solution to this problem, yes!

The Brad Dad · Jul 22, 2025

Napoleon said:
If you don’t have 14 cents to your name then you have bigger problems than the price of ground beef.

How come that's the Republican answer to every concern Americans have? "Too bad, learn to code"

Lycanthrope · Jul 22, 2025

Deuce said:
hahahahahahahaha

The right has stopped even pretending to care about anything. Inflation, debts, Epstein's human trafficking ring.

"If yew cain't afford higher prices then yew's a kommanyst. MAGA!"

Loulit01 · Jul 22, 2025

Queen Margo said:
Could have, but your idea of his speak is not always the right meaning,

Your idea of a sentence, ditto.

The Brad Dad · Jul 22, 2025

Deuce said:
hahahahahahahaha

The right has stopped even pretending to care about anything. Inflation, debts, Epstein's human trafficking ring.

It was the same thing in 2016, they claimed it was "economic anxiety" over a good economy. They just love the racism. Maga hates this country.

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