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Topic: food-inflation

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Tuesday, 6/30, 05:43 PM

Record Beef Imports, Record Prices: The July 4 Paradox

  • The US is importing more beef than ever — yet ground beef is also at a record price, well above $6 a pound, just in time for Fourth of July cookouts.
  • The paradox has one main cause: the American cattle herd is the smallest it's been in about 75 years.

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