Beef prices surged to an all-time high in July as the market grappled with consistently strong demand and long-term issues in domestic production.

According to the latest consumer price index, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics published on Tuesday, the beef and veal index rose by 2.5% in July, compared to 0.2% for the broader food category. This capped an 11.3% increase over the past 12 months.

Meanwhile, the price of ground beef and uncooked beef steaks has risen by 11.5% and 12.4%, respectively, both now at record levels.

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (15 children)

all of agriculture is about 1/5 of our ghge, and we need to eat. let's shut down the war machines before we start telling poor people they need to change their lifestyles

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    Just want to note, just because a person gives up beef doesn't mean you have to have tofu. I really dislike tofu. Even the years I kept vegan I never had it except to try it a few times.

    There are tons of other options in the bean world for protein replacement. Otherwise love your point.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I ate tofu before I was vegan, but man I've upped my tofu game since then. Pan fry it and finish with sesame oil and soy sauce, and its a game changer.

    I know it's a bit of a meme to say "you just haven't had the right one yet", but I think a lot of people get the idea of mushy plain tofu and are rightly turned off. It's so frickin good when you make it right.

    Here's the recipe I use.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Not to be a dick, but progressive or not doesn't matter, what matters us effective.

    We need two solutions. Short and long term

    Short term survival and the long term bounty.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

    Agreed. But the west shouldn't do that until fascists in Russia and China are lead as far away from power as possible and the genocides they perpetrate stopped.

    And those can be easily be financed with rich people's money, there's a lot of that to go around.

    And regardless, if the west accumulates enough weapons, the associated deterrence will be dissuasive enough anyway.

    Edit : Also you're disregarding the fact that meat is the worst, and beef is the worst meat in terms of greenhouse gas emissions :

    Wikipedia graph

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    fascists in Russia and China

    all fascists should be removed from power

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