Americans Just Can’t Get Enough Beef
The US is the world’s largest consumer of the red meat, but shrinking cattle herds have led to a supply shortage and sent prices soaring.
Packages of Kirkland branded ground beef inside a Costco store in Napa, California.
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Welcome to the Business of Food newsletter, covering how the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate. This week, Gerson Freitas Jr and Ben Westcott look into a scramble for beef supplies. Any tips or feedback? Email food czar Agnieszka de Sousa. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, please do so here.