ground beef

Lower tariffs on imported beef sounded good in theory, but grocery store prices tell a different story. The real problem keeping beef expensive is a shrinking U.S. cattle herd that's at historic lows.

A recent social media post called into question the quality and safety of beef purchased in American grocery stores.  South Dakota beef producer Troy Hadrick and his wife, Stacy, are longtime industry advocates.  Hadrick said the social media post originated in an unlikely place.   “...

American shoppers struggling with inflation are looking at higher beef prices continuing in their local meat cases.  Because of high feed prices and severe drought, ranchers were forced to reduce their cattle herds.  Grain prices have dropped to their lowest levels since Russia invaded Ukraine, but Reuters says that might not mean lower food prices right away at the grocery store.  Corn fu... Read

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Basket Survey, the average cost of a summer cookout for ten people is $69.68, which breaks down to less than $7 per person. AFBF Chief Economist Roger Cryan said the overall cost for the cookout is up 17% year over year, for a variety of reasons. “One o...

Canadian Cattle producers are raising concerns with Health Canada’s proposed regulations to put a front-of-package warning label on ground beef.  The proposal from Health Canada is part of several changes to Canada's Food and Drug Regulations.  The changes w...

The first day of summer is Tuesday, which means many of us will start thinking about firing up the grill more often.  And typically this time of year, we see ground beef demand surge, but that jump didn’t come this year.  Dr. Derrell Peel, ...

Before you fire up the barbecue this weekend; the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall for more than 130,000 pounds of Cargill Meat Solutions’ ground beef.  The meat was likely contaminated with E. coli, a determination the FSIS, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other entities made after investigating a possible outbreak that killed one person

Memorial Day weekend is often considered the unofficial beginning of summer, and this weekend looks to be great to break out the barbecue to grill some meat.   USDA Economist Annemarie Kuhns said you are paying less for ground beef this year to make those burgers.  ...