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8. 80/20 is $4.19 wholesale

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 11:34 AM

17 hrs ago

which is high.

Most of the profit in food supply chains comes from processors who can bottleneck individual commodities. Brazilian firm JBS is leveraging its position to raise beef prices. Guess who is letting it do so:

https://mightyearth.org/article/brazilian-meat-giant-jbs-was-largest-donor-to-trumps-inauguration/

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Average price for ground beef. [View all] Historic NY 18 hrs ago OP

organic is $8.95 WhiteTara 18 hrs ago #1

Beef, it's NOT what's for dinner dalton99a 18 hrs ago #2

I ran into a former co-worker leaving the grocery store empty handed... Historic NY 17 hrs ago #4

I pay $3.99 a pound for yesterdays grind Kaleva 17 hrs ago #3

We paid $4.99 per pound for 80/20 on sale. It was Emile 17 hrs ago #5

Mr. trump's policies are directly removing food from people's tables Torchlight 17 hrs ago #6

Ground beef is usually packaged in three ways Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #7

80/20 is $4.19 wholesale GreatGazoo 17 hrs ago #8

Heard that Hamburger Helper is making a comeback PlanetBev 17 hrs ago #9

My favorite diner spaghetti and meatballs bottomofthehill 16 hrs ago #10

Just one more reason to become a vegetarian! bif 16 hrs ago #11