After first surging past $5/lb in June 2023, then $6/lb in June 2025, the retail price for USDA Ground Beef jumped 20 cents to $6.90/lb in April and is on pace to hit $7 this summer.
Beef prices have jumped $1.10/lb (18.9%) over the last year and have doubled since the end of 2013.
As we highlighted a couple months ago, the backyard burger is becoming a delicacy! Make sure to enjoy each and every savory bite this summer.
At the same time that ground beef approaches $7/lb, they're practically giving away eggs. Just over a year ago in early 2025, the wholesale price of a dozen large eggs topped $8. Earlier this month, that same dozen eggs got down to just $0.50!
Since 2014 when weekly USDA data begins, a dozen eggs have only dipped to 50 cents or less two other times: mid-2019 and mid-2016.
While a burger for lunch or dinner is killing consumer pocket books, at least breakfast is getting cheaper.
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