Beef Prices Soaring for Good Reason | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Beef prices are hitting record highs as supply plummets and demand surges—ground beef now averages $6.75 a pound nationwide, with some Midwest spots nearing $7. Drought, disease, labor shortages, and aging ranchers are crushing production, while inflation hikes costs. Cattle numbers are at a 75-year low, and imports are banned due to a Mexican screwworm outbreak. With rebuilding herds taking years, prices won’t ease soon—unless things get worse first. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5e4be3eb6697c3b4