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rsdsharp

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6. My wife told me today the lean ground beef she buys is $8.97 per pound.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:36 PM

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Shortly before The Flood, when I worked in a meat department while in high school, our regular ground beef was 69¢ a pound, 3 pounds for $1.99. Our lean ground beef — “ground chuck” — was 89¢ per pound. It’s now more than10 times as expensive.

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Interesting take......on our local ABC station news tonight he said beef prices were rising to $9.26 [View all] a kennedy Monday OP

Did he tell us which stores he found that? Because I want go there now! surfered Monday #1

I'm in small town Kansas and ground beef prices have definitely jumped in price, I can't afford hamburger...WTF? wcmagumba Monday #2

no big deal, there are many other food options - and ranchers are all on socialist welfare anyway nt msongs Monday #3

All beef where you are is $9.26/lb? PoindexterOglethorpe Monday #4

Yah, I don't know, I don't buy beef so I really didn't pay to much attention to the prices in the store.... a kennedy Monday #5

My wife told me today the lean ground beef she buys is $8.97 per pound. rsdsharp Monday #6

Checked my one grocery in this small town tonight and they have ground beef from $5.99 or $6.99 a pound... wcmagumba Monday #7