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Beef prices are breaking records this Fourth of July. But Americans aren't cutting back
Ground beef prices reached $8.62 per pound, a 12% increase from a year ago, with the U.S. cattle herd at a 75-year low. Americans are not reducing their beef consumption despite the record prices.
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