National beef prices surge; local producers say bulk buying cuts costs

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Beef prices are soaring across the country; according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, a pound of lean ground beef currently costs $8.34.

Local beef producer and sellers Amanda and Reid Hall say the current beef market is “the perfect storm.”

“The cow herd is at its lowest number it has been at in 70 years, when you think about supply and demand naturally when the supply is lower the prices will go higher,” said Amanda…

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