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that is an area where people go to the store and they re trying to buy a pound of meat, it is the prices are higher. call it corporate greed, sure. call it jacking up prices during a pandemic. you know, we contacted the major meat processing companies for a response including tyson, hormel and cargill. all of them referred to us to the north america meat institute that gave us this statement. is corporate greed driving up meat prices? no. prices are high because of inflation which is driven by labor shortages. the administration should not scapegoat one industry because of their handling of the economy. meat producers say the reason for rising prices goes back to last when covid shut down production plants. that led farmers to scale back their production and when beef
you might want to get those burgers and steaks now if you have room in your freezer. peter: lauren simonetti tells us why. good morning. stock up now. beef is what s not for dinner. if you re thinking of grilling out this summer, definitely make room in the freezer. beef prices expected to rise as much as 10%. why? high corn prices have led farmers to keep smaller herds when global demand for beef is up. supermarkets packages meat in smaller portions. beef isn t the only protein starting to feel like lobster. chicken prices also at record levels. averaging $2 a pound last year. it s cheaper than beef, but i got to tell you, you ll be screaming chicken no matter what when you pay for this. steve: let s talk about gasoline. yeah. you ll be screaming chicken on this one, too. we might have already gotten used to the fact that gas prices are so high. the national average, 3.73 a gallon. increase of 14 cents in the past week.