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I cant afford hamburger meat, went to get some and it was $7.25 a pound, and that was for 15%. last week it was $5.10 a pound for 7%. What happen, did i miss something on the news.
so no sloppy joes tonight, cant afford chicken any more, guess I'm becoming a veggie
Buy less and stretch it with diced mushrooms and lentils cooked in beef broth (use brown or DePuy lentils; they don;t distintegrate so much). You still get a lot of umami and beefy flavor for 1/3 of the amount of ground beef you would usually use.
I bought some yesterday (80%) for 3.98 a pound. I did see the 90% was up there at over 6.00 a pound.
I am planning on cooking some burgers so the 80% was on my list.
Did you miss the news? Yes you did. The west is in a severe drought and cattle herds are at all time lows. Basic supply and demand issue. Also the time of year is a factor. It is late summer and grilling season is still in full swing. Come late fall and winter there will be demand for more roasts and prime rib roasts and less demand for hamburger meat. Price will likely decrease this winter.
I'm shocked it's that high! Price of fats has dropped and cattle owners are losing money, unless hedged right.
If you eat beef often, invest in a freezer and buy half a beef. I just bought one in May, price per pound for everything(just took pounds I got and what I paid) was just under $3.00/# That includes ribeyes, T-bones, roasts, ground beef, ox-tail, tongue, heart. If I see a sale of meat under $3/# at store I'll buy it, needless to say......I don't buy beef at any store. lol
Also try a mix of short rib, sirloin, and brisket(all usually cheaper cuts) and grind it in a food processer if you don't have that just cut it up, fat included, to make a burger. Makes a great burger.
It's about $3.99 a pound where I live, can't afford chicken???? Where I live I can get legs and thighs (family pack for about $1.29 a pound.) Chicken breast when on sale ranges from $1.99-$2.99 a pound for the family pack. One little grocer by me has chicken breast $1.99 a pound everyday and they will even trim it, slice it thin. Where do you live that ground beef is Around $7.00 a pound?
I cant afford hamburger meat, went to get some and it was $7.25 a pound, and that was for 15%. last week it was $5.10 a pound for 7%. What happen, did i miss something on the news.
so no sloppy joes tonight, cant afford chicken any more, guess I'm becoming a veggie
Where in the H do you live? Yes, it is expensive, that is why so many of us do not eat a lot of red meat anymore I am sure, but even this week it is $4.49 lb for ground chuck. I think ground sirloin is $4.79. As for chicken, again, it isn't all that pricey and pork is a great deal. If you want to become a vegetarian good for you, but don't blame it on the cost of all meats.
^^I live in the west and have not experienced a shortage in ground turkey. I don't know about whole turkeys. I buy the frozen chubs of ground turkey if no fresh ground is available.
I don't think the cost of ground turkey has hit yet. Here it is still very reasonable. As for cost of beef to go higher as someone said: I have heard just the opposite from people around here who own cattle. They seem to think it will not vary much at all. I am not saying, it will not go up, but not as much as some might think. Turkey for Thanksgiving might be the thing we will all have to worry about.
I too would like to know where the OP lives. Prices are supposed to be high here in California but I haven't seen meat prices that high except for organic grassfed and even then... Safeway is advertising gb for $4.99 this morning.
I too would like to know where the OP lives. Prices are supposed to be high here in California but I haven't seen meat prices that high except for organic grassfed and even then... Safeway is advertising gb for $4.99 this morning.
My thoughts as well. I just have to wonder what kind of hamburger it was and what kind of a grocery store? Maybe he will come back to explain this to us beging none of us have seen it anywhere near that high.
My thoughts as well. I just have to wonder what kind of hamburger it was and what kind of a grocery store? Maybe he will come back to explain this to us beging none of us have seen it anywhere near that high.
I have seen 80/20 ground beef at $7.59/ lb. in Tucson. Some stores like Whole Foods or Sprouts do charge that much for some brands of their ground beef.
However, I purchased $10 of ground beef last month when there were two sales at the local affiliate. I paid $1.99/lb for USDA choice 90/10 and 2.49/ lb for 80/20 the following week.
And $0.59 for chicken leg quarters in 10# packages.
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