Meat Eaters Hit Hardest as Inflation Sweeps U.S. Grocery Aisles

About one in three U.S. adults say they’re spending more on groceries than they were at the start of 2021, according to a Morning Consult survey of 2,200 U.S. adults conducted May 17 to 19 for Bloomberg News. Red meat was the ingredient cited most often for its higher prices, with chicken right behind.

Why Customers Will Be Paying More For Beef and Pork

Prices in the grocery store meat bin are climbing to levels not seen in at least two decades as the coronavirus pandemic affects yet another industry.