DoomsdaysCW<p>I've been saying this for a long time. If we are going to eat meat (especially beef), it should be expensive and a special treat -- not an everyday occurrence!</p><p>The End of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CheapBurger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CheapBurger</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastFood</span></a> chains might be dangling deals, but <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MeatEaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeatEaters</span></a> better prepare for a new, more expensive era for America’s favorite food.</p><p>September 26, 2024</p><p>"Most of us remember 2020 for the pandemic, but ranchers will also remember it for the severe drought. When pasture for herds to graze grows harder to come by, ranchers send animals to slaughter without replacing them, shrinking herds and sending prices up. 2024’s rainfall has been better, but parts of the country are still not out of the woods. Even as the costs of feed for cattle has declined, higher interest rates and operating expenses have meant that it’s still too pricey for most ranchers to get back to growing their herds, or 'rebuilding' them, in industry parlance. So the number of cattle continues to fall, and the price of beef will continue to rise."</p><p>Read more:</p><p><a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-end-of-the-cheap-burger?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">getpocket.com/explore/item/the</span><span class="invisible">-end-of-the-cheap-burger?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DietForASmallPlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DietForASmallPlanet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MeatEating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeatEating</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatLessMeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatLessMeat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GoMeatless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoMeatless</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/McDonalds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McDonalds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurgerKing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurgerKing</span></a></p>