{"id":44522,"date":"2025-05-24T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T20:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/u-s-beef-prices-rise\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T16:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T20:31:47","slug":"u-s-beef-prices-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/u-s-beef-prices-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Beef Prices Hit Record Highs Across the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. beef prices have reached record highs during the first few months of 2025, driven by a critical combination of factors: an intense drought in the Southwest, the rising cost of grain to feed cattle and the tariff wars pushed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, the price of ground beef reached $6 per pound in April, up 14% compared to the same period in 2024, and nearly 50% higher than five years ago.<\/p>\n<h2><!--more--><\/h2>\n<h2>U.S. beef prices rise<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44510\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44510\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/carne-1.jpg\" alt=\"beef United States\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the main factors is the historical reduction in livestock production.<\/p>\n<p>It has fallen to its lowest level in 74 years due to extreme weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Ranchers such as Kim Radaker Bays of South Texas have stated that maintaining the grass needed to feed cattle has become \u201cincreasingly difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This forces cattle to be sold before they reproduce, thus reducing future supply.<\/p>\n<p>This crisis is compounded by the high cost of grain, an essential component of cow feed.<\/p>\n<p>As well as tariff barriers imposed by the Trump administration, which continue to affect the international meat supply chain.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact of tariffs<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44512\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44512\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/carne-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1050\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brazil, one of the largest suppliers of beef to the United States, has been particularly hard hit by the 10% tariffs imposed by Trump, which are in addition to other existing tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the total tax on Brazilian meat reaches 34%, making the product even more expensive in the U.S. market.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p style=\"color: #fd9737;\">One of the main factors is the historic decline in cattle production<\/p><cite>Qu\u00e9Onnda.com<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, the Trump administration recently suspended imports of Mexican cattle.<\/p>\n<p>They claimed that there was a sanitary risk due to the alleged presence of the screwworm. The measure was described as \u201cunjustified\u201d by the Mexican government.<\/p>\n<h2>Hispanic consumer feels it too<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44514\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44514\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/carne-4.jpg\" alt=\"beef United States\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>The shortage of meat and its high cost are already being felt in households.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina resident DeAndrea Chavis told Reuters that she has had to cut back on portions of ground beef for her tacos.<\/p>\n<p>This was after seeing the price per pound in their supermarket rise from $6 to $9.<\/p>\n<p>Although demand for meat remains high &#8211; the strongest in nearly four decades &#8211; experts such as Bernt Nelson of the American Farm Bureau Federation say low consumer confidence could affect consumption in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe uncertainty generated by tariffs is not helping the industry grow,\u201d Nelson warned.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qu\u00e9Onnda.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. beef prices have reached record highs during the first few months of 2025, driven by a critical combination of factors: an intense drought in the Southwest, the rising cost of grain to feed cattle and the tariff wars pushed by President Donald Trump. 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