Business
Friday, 7/3, 08:29 PM
Why your Fourth of July burger costs more, even as beef imports hit records
- Americans firing up the grill this Fourth of July are paying record prices for beef, with ground beef up sharply from a year ago.
- The reason is a squeeze years in the making: the US cattle herd has shrunk to its smallest in more than seven decades, and a surge in imported beef has not been enough to bring prices back down.