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Beef price chart, 1986-present
(
fred.stlouisfed.org
)
3 points
by
walrus01
6 hours ago
2 comments
beardyw
3 hours ago
At least half of that is general inflation.
api
6 hours ago
Beef is extremely resource intensive. It’s one of the least efficient to produce foods. So some of this is inflation but some is surely costs going up for that reason. Look at world and US population across that time frame. Supply and demand.
walrus01
5 hours ago
See also: 5Y and 10Y chicken price chart,
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000706111