the price of minced steaks soars

One food seems to see its price soar more than the others: ground beef. In the fresh section, +26% in one year. On the frozen side, the same observation: an increase of 30% according to the beef sector. It’s more than inflation. “We buy a lot less, we used to take about ten minced steaks a week for two, now it’s less than five”admits a consumer met in the street.

To understand these increases, you have to go to the side of the farms. In one year, the price of cattle feed has skyrocketed by more than 20%. “Cereals having increased significantly due to the war in Ukraine, this inevitably affects animal feed”says Alice Avisse, farmer and member of the FDSEA Hauts de France. The price of fuel has also increased, but the farmer says she does not understand such a rise in the price of ground beef. Manufacturers and slaughterhouses assume these cost increases. According to the beef sector, the price of minced steaks should increase further, up to an additional 8%.