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America’s vanishing cattle herd drives 15% price hikes for beef

“It actually feels extremely fragile. So even though cattle are worth more than they have ever been, it costs a lot more to stay in business.”

Beef costs have risen faster than most other items in the consumer price index, with the broad beef and veal category up 15% over the past year as of January. Uncooked ground beef reached a fresh record after soaring by the most since June 2020 in go… [6072 chars]

Source: Fortune | Published: 2026-02-15T00:25:41Z

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