Meat Prices

• Meat prices expected to rise in 2025: report

  Between September 2023 and September 2024, meat prices climbed 3.1 per cent, with beef prices increasing by 9.2 per cent in the same period.

  Crime

  Dec 5, 2024
  
• Calgary hidden gem offers up costly meat at a bargain price

  A growing number of Calgarians are cashing in on a hidden gem program offering competitive cuts of meat amid soaring prices.

  Consumer

  Mar 28, 2023
  
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• Searing hot inflation could shift Canada Day BBQs to ‘hotdogs instead of steaks’

  If you're having a group of friends and family over for a barbecue this Canada Day long weekend, the costs might be up to 17 per cent more to grill the same food as lsat year.

  Consumer

  Jun 30, 2022
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• Meat prices up 30 to 40 per cent: Food Fare owner

  Foodfare's Munther Zeid told Global News that some meat items are up to as much as 30 to 40 per cent in comparison to last year.

  Economy

  Jun 22, 2021
• Where’s the beef? Alberta RCMP investigating hot tub heist, $230K meat theft by trucks with fake papers

  Alberta RCMP say a semi-truck trailer full of beef was stolen from the JBS meatpacking plant near Brooks — three days before several hot tubs were also taken from a manufacturer near Edmonton.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2020
• Store in southern Alberta accuses meat plants of price gouging

  You may have heard about price gouging when it comes to PPE and now similar allegations are being made regarding the cost of beef in southern Alberta.

  Consumer

  May 26, 2020
• Meat prices, supply could change as industry grapples with COVID-19

  The changes are anticipated as key plants across Canada grapple with changing demand and adapting to impacts from COVID-19, the federal agriculture minister said Wednesday.

  Consumer

  Apr 15, 2020
• Almost 9 out of 10 Canadians feel food prices are rising faster than income: survey

  The survey, which was released by Dalhousie University, also found that 53 per cent of Canadians were looking to change their food shopping habits in 2020 to offset the costs of food inflation.

  Consumer

  Dec 17, 2019
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• Where’s the beef? Red meat consumption, prices dropping, say experts

  As meat prices are expected to go down in Canada this year, the beef industry says it remains in good shape while studies show a growing popularity in plant-based foods.

  Canada

  May 3, 2019
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• Report shows meat prices will drop in 2019, but how will this affect local producers?

  The report predicts the price of meat in Canada will see decreases between one and three per cent, while vegetable prices may jump anywhere from four to six per cent.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2018