About this episode
Tracy discusses the current trends in the beef market, emphasizing the importance of staying ahead of demand as ground beef prices rise.
BEEF I’ve been saying for weeks to stay ahead of your needs, and I’m going to reiterate, stay ahead of your needs, as demand does seem to be ticking up a bit. Weekly harvest is not moving up to help meet that demand. Last week’s harvest was 528K head, down from the prior week’s 535K head. While middle meats are struggling to move higher, ground beef is on the march higher every day. Retail ground beef is now averaging over $7/# for the first time…ever. I don’t see this backing off any time so...
People in this episode
Host: Tracy
Topics covered
- beef market trends
- ground beef pricing
- harvest statistics
- demand forecasting
- retail meat sales
Keywords
- beef
- ground beef
- harvest
- demand
- retail prices
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Saval Foodservice
Products: BEEF, ground beef
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