John Nygren and his wife, Juno, are planning on buying skirt steak for July Fourth this year. Roerink expects that people will shell out a little extra for a holiday meal. If you still want to splurge on steak, spend less on other thingsĮven though many shoppers are being more price-conscious when it comes to meat, they might be willing to splurge for July Fourth. Plus, chicken breast prices are falling, down 9% from last summer, according to the American Farm Bureau. She said during times of high inflation, people typically opt for meats that are cheaper-per-pound or easier to stretch into multiple meals, like ground beef and pork.Īnd at $4.24 a pound, buying chicken for family meals is slightly cheaper. He's one of the 76% of shoppers who have changed what kind of meat they're buying, according to a market report written by Anne-Marie Roerink from 210 Analytics, a market research firm.
This summer he's been grilling hotdogs instead of burgers. After noticing the eye-popping price of beef, he started buying more pork and chicken instead.
There's pork and ground beef, which are less expensive at $4.19 and $5.36 a pound respectively, even though these too cost a little more than they did at this time last year. Let's start with the good news for shoppers – not all meat you serve has to be a pricey steak. John Nygren regularly cooks for his five children, pictured in 2018.
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