Beef prices soar to all-time high

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Beef prices soar to all-time high - Lemmy.World

Beef prices surged to an all-time high in July as the market grappled with consistently strong demand and long-term issues in domestic production. According to the latest consumer price index, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics published on Tuesday, the beef and veal index rose by 2.5% in July, compared to 0.2% for the broader food category. This capped an 11.3% increase over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, the price of ground beef and uncooked beef steaks has risen by 11.5% and 12.4%, respectively, both now at record levels.

Good. It’s prolly the most polluting food we make (at least ad far as meats go)
all of agriculture is about 1/5 of our ghge, and we need to eat. let’s shut down the war machines before we start telling poor people they need to change their lifestyles

“We need to eat” rhymes poorly with climate wrecking animal farming, which not only speeds up harvest devastating warming and flooding – it also consumes a lot of food and uses enormous amounts of farmable land.

Poor people are not in any way immune to the apocalypse and will have to change their lifestyles one way or the other.

You’re championing dying with a belly full of cheeseburgers over tofu and a shot at long term survival. It’s not progressive.

Just want to note, just because a person gives up beef doesn’t mean you have to have tofu. I really dislike tofu. Even the years I kept vegan I never had it except to try it a few times.

There are tons of other options in the bean world for protein replacement. Otherwise love your point.

Hehe yeah, I think tofu is sooo good though! :P

I ate tofu before I was vegan, but man I’ve upped my tofu game since then. Pan fry it and finish with sesame oil and soy sauce, and its a game changer.

I know it’s a bit of a meme to say “you just haven’t had the right one yet”, but I think a lot of people get the idea of mushy plain tofu and are rightly turned off. It’s so frickin good when you make it right.

Yes, the distance between poorly prepared tofu and properly prepared is…vast.