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Price Check: Domestic Beef and Pork Retail Prices Continue to Rise

Posted May 21, 2021
in Top Ag News

Beef and pork prices are expected to continue to climb throughout the United States in the coming months, according to a recent report from the USDA Economic Research Service. Retail pork prices set a record in April at $4.32 per pound, up 3.8% per pound from March. Retail choice beef prices reached $6.76 per pound in April, up 4.2% from March. Chicken prices have slowly fallen every month of 2021, with the April retail price averaging $1.52 per pound, down 1.8% from last month. Check out additional protein price breakdowns from Drovers.

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