Record Meat Costs Mean Pricey Barbecues: Chart of the Day
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Consumers in the U.S. will probably pay the most ever for meat this grilling season as costs for pork and beef surge, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
The CHART OF THE DAY shows that average prices for ground beef climbed to a record $3.698 a pound in March, the highest since at least 1984, and retail pork-chops reached $3.824 a pound, the costliest since at least 1998, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.