For those keeping score, and perhaps Dan Campbell should have done a better job of such on his 4th...
Hard to ignore beef right now. It’s not just dominating headlines — it’s even caught the eye of the Trump Administration, with recent annoucements to expand federal grazing lands and increase beef imports from Argentina.
As the chart above shows, retail beef prices in August were 13.9% higher than in 2024. To put that in perspective — and you know I love perspective — that’s the highest monthly beef inflation outside of the COVID era.
Oh, and by the way — retail beef prices are now up a staggering 53% since the beginning of COVID. Talk about a bull market (thank you very much).
If you want more insights (and maybe a few laughs), check out the latest episode of the Commodity Kitchen podcast, where Jerry Dalton and I break down the beef market and much more.
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