Trumpflation: Record beef prices raise Memorial Day cookout costs

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I know what I spent for groceries under Biden, and what I’m spending today. And today’s bill is lower.

Not in comparison to last December and this January.

By the beginning of July, will you note how much it will be going up.

Tariffs and shipping dislocations and shortages are inflationary, j-mac.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Ahhh...pork ribs for the BBQ..check~

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What time is dinner again?

 

[j-mac]

Not in comparison to last December and this January.

By the beginning of July, will you note how much it will be going up.

Tariffs and shipping dislocations and shortages are inflationary, j-mac.

And when it doesn’t what will you say then?

 

[ThisIsMe]

I already picked up my Porterhouses and tenderloins for the grill. Prices weren’t too unreasonable. Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon tomorrow morning for breakfast with my son, daughter-in-law and grandbaby.

what time is breakfast again??

 

[Scoutster]

what time is breakfast again??

My 11 month old grandbaby gets up exactly at 6:10 every morning breakfast is ready by 6:30. Him and I eat cheesecake when I visit because I love cheesecake and so does he.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Beef prices set records last month at U.S. grocery stores, and economists expect they will climb further as demand increases during the summer grilling season that traditionally begins with cookouts on Memorial Day on Monday.


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One consumer feeling the pinch is DeAndrea Chavis, an artificial intelligence analyst in Raleigh, North Carolina, who buys ground beef nearly every week to prep tacos and other dishes for lunch but lately is making smaller portions because of rising prices.

Chavis said she has seen lean ground beef prices climb above $9 per pound from $6 to $8 in recent months. She is planning to keep hamburgers on the menu for a cookout next week but may have more hot dogs in the mix to control costs.

"Ground beef is supposed to be a cheaper option," said Chavis, 28. "Now that is even starting to add up."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/record-beef-prices-raise-memorial-day-cookout-costs-2025-05-23/

The MAGA crowd blamed high egg prices on Biden, so what goes around comes around.

Karma.

Are you tired of winning yet?

/---/ "Are you tired of winning yet?"
Not even getting warmed up yet.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Another example of the stupidity of voting for Trump.

/------/ Hey numbnuts...it's not Orange Man Bad. Many reason. Look at the trend in the chart below.

Why is beef so expensive?​

Beef is so expensive right now because drought, high grain prices, inflation and rising interest rates made cattle farming a costly endeavor in recent years. To deal with rising operating costs, many U.S. cattle farmers reduced the size of their herds — and some got out of the business altogether. As a result, the U.S. cattle inventory is the smallest it’s been since 1951.
Smaller herds mean fewer cattle are available for beef. But consumers have maintained a healthy appetite for it, even amid rising prices. That combination of low supply and steady demand has pushed prices higher.
Now, tariffs add another layer to consumers’ price problem. The U.S. imports beef from a long list of countries, with most of it coming from Brazil, Australia, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand. Some of those imports now face a new 10% tariff. (Beef is exempt from the Mexico and Canada tariffs under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.)
The cost of tariffs are typically passed through to consumers, so shoppers will likely see fresh price hikes soon, if they haven’t already.

Beef Prices Are Near Record Highs. What’s Going On? - NerdWallet

Prices for products like ground beef and steak are high right now because drought, high grain prices and rising interest rates made cattle farming a costly endeavor in recent years. Now, tariffs add new pressure on prices.

www.nerdwallet.com

 

[ThisIsMe]

My 11 month old grandbaby gets up exactly at 6:10 every morning breakfast is ready by 6:30. Him and I eat cheesecake when I visit because I love cheesecake and so does he.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

And when it doesn’t what will you say then?

I will say I was wrong, which you will never do. But if Trump keeps it up, what I say is what will happen.

 

[ColonelAngus]

I really really hope you dumb **** lefty posters who post inane shit for years are getting paid as Dem surrogates.

If not, you have no excuse for how ******* stupid your window licking posts are.

 

[Mack The Finger]

gourmet stuff for $17 for 8oz.

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Never had it but I like to try it...me loves the stuff.

 

[Mack The Finger]

Local Wegmans

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93% is for pussies...ya need some fat in there to flavor it up.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Trump got elected because of high food prices

Food prices have not only not come down… in some cases they have increased

I don’t recall Trumpers advocating better shopping practices when Biden was Prez but that seems to be their answer here

You do realize that prices virtually never fall? Ever.
The goal is that food prices stay within inflation rates that stay within wage increase rates.
You understand this - right?

I made this meme - and it's message is clear and correct:



When inflation was at - 40 YEAR HIGHS - Democrats scoffed at it. Excused it, even denied it!
Inflation currently is very low - 2.3%. Which is very good. But - the Democrats won't accept that. Instead of admitting that the problem is 40 year high inflation during Biden, they complain about a 2.3% inflation under Trump.

Only an idiot thinks the prices were going to go down. That virtually never happens. What we expected was the rate of inflation fall at or below the rate of wage increase. Which it has.

 

[Scoutster]

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93% is for pussies...ya need some fat in there to flavor it up.

 

[Moonglow]

Under Sleepy Joes watch...beef bologna went up to over $10 a LB @ the W-word.

 

[Moonglow]

You do realize that prices virtually never fall? Ever.
The goal is that food prices stay within inflation rates that stay within wage increase rates.
You understand this - right?

I made this meme - and it's message is clear and correct:

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When inflation was at - 40 YEAR HIGHS - Democrats scoffed at it. Excused it, even denied it!
Inflation currently is very low - 2.3%. Which is very good. But - the Democrats won't accept that. Instead of admitting that the problem is 40 year high inflation during Biden, they complain about a 2.3% inflation under Trump.

Only an idiot thinks the prices were going to go down. That virtually never happens. What we expected was the rate of inflation fall at or below the rate of wage increase. Which it has.

I still buy what I want when I want...Why are yous complaining?

 

[WEATHER53]

$9.99 per lb for T bones last year and $7.99 this year
Libs and lies starts with an L, ends with an S , has an I as the second letter and are 4 letters each
It’s not coincidence. They are synonymous

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I still buy what I want when I want...Why are yous complaining?

I was doing the opposite of complaining, I was ridiculing the idiocy of complaining about a 2.3% inflation rate while excusing, denying and NOT complaining at a 20%-40% inflation when their man was in charge.

 

[Moonglow]

I was doing the opposite of complaining, I was ridiculing the idiocy of complaining about a 2.3% inflation rate while excusing, denying and NOT complaining at a 20%-40% inflation when their man was in charge.

I bought what I wanted during Biden; this wasn't like during Reagan, when prices were high and so was unemployment.

 

[Moonglow]

$9.99 per lb for T bones last year and $7.99 this year
Libs and lies starts with an L, ends with an S , has an I as the second letter and are 4 letters each
It’s not coincidence. They are synonymous

Mexican beef supply helps lower the prices..