Sky-high beef prices are colliding with America's newfound protein obsession, while ranchers say a crippling cattle shortage will take years to fix.
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America is getting roasted by beef prices
Protein-heavy diets are booming just as cattle supplies hit near-record lows
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By Emily Stewart
Companies are now grappling with whether to raise prices at a time when consumers are already reeling from a prolonged period of…
"Families are going to see $10-a-pound ground beef in the grocery store."
Wolfgang Puck said Americans still love steak despite record beef prices and rising "beeflation" concerns.
Wesley Batista says GLP-1 drugs could be fueling the protein-diet fad.
Trump is under fire from ranchers, who say his ideas to lower prices address "symptoms not the problems".
U.S. beef prices have been stubbornly high for a variety of reasons.
