Trump admin grilled over beef prices as costs rise
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LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick is speaking with POLITICO’s Grace Yarrow, who works as a food and agriculture policy reporter. They are speaking about the forces currently keeping beef prices elevated and why pressure on the industry could last for years. Even though beef costs have climbed, consumer appetite for the product remains strong. In 2025, shoppers spent more than $45 billion on beef, buying more than 6.2 billion pounds, according to data from Beef Research, a contractor for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. 

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