It’s being billed as a clash of the corporate titans. Last week McDonald's filed suit against the four biggest US meatpacking companies, alleging that they had conspired to push up the cost of ground ...
Prices for beef and veal rose 4.2 percent during that period. The price of uncooked ground beef was even higher: It rose 4.9 percent. These numbers reflect prices that consumers would see at ...
Looking at beef and veal specifically, the CPI report shows prices were up 4.2% in August ... those farmers and ranchers that are out boots on the ground, they're still consumers, too," Wilder ...
While some of those cuts will end up on supermarket shelves, nearly a billion pounds of beef each year are funneled into the McDonald’s supply chain, ground ... up the costs for restaurants ...