AFBF Analysis Finds Higher Meat Prices, Rising Demand

As the summer grilling season kicks off, consumers may find higher prices at the meat counter. However, as Chad Smith shares, those prices might not reduce demand.

AFBF Analysis Finds Higher Meat Prices, Rising Demand. As the summer grilling season kicks off, consumers may find higher prices at the meat counter. However, as Chad Smith shares, those prices might not reduce demand. Smith: With Memorial Day Weekend the unofficial start to the U.S. grilling season, it’s time to look at domestic meat demand . Bernt Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said consumers are eating more meat than ever before as pitmasters fire up their grills. Nelson: Home-grown meat continues to be a staple for all of our American families, and according to the Meat Institute, meat sales hit a record high $112 billion last year, with more than 98 percent of American households buying meat for daily meals. Smith: Nelson said beef continues to be the centerpiece for many cookouts, but pork and poultry...