# Strong beef prices fueling rise in grocery costs | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The June CPI showed grocery prices up 0.3% month over month and 2.4% year over year, with beef up 2% in the month and 10.6% from a year earlier. Egg prices fell 7.4% as poultry recovers from avian flu.

- Date: 2025-07-15 · published 2025-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23707-strong-beef-prices-fueling-rise-in-grocery-costs-agri-pulse-communications-inc
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong retail beef prices reflect tight cattle supplies and the Mexican import disruption, reinforcing firm cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-05 | [US sets new record for ag exports to China in 2020 \| 2021-02-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48476-us-sets-new-record-for-ag-exports-to-china-in-2020-2021-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | +0.0% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-21 | [Beef outlook 2026: Lower production, strong prices and rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19861-beef-outlook-2026-lower-production-strong-prices-and-rising-imports.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-06-15 | [Cattle prices to rise as production, exports fall: ABARES - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52571-cattle-prices-to-rise-as-production-exports-fall-abares-beef-central.md) | -4.3% | -5.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-10-12 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62669-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-rise-on-cut-in-beef-production-estimate-agcanada.md) | +0.0% | +3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-20 | [USDA Outlook Highlights Tight Cattle Supplies and Strong Beef Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18489-usda-outlook-highlights-tight-cattle-supplies-and-strong-beef-prices.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/23204-strong-beef-prices-fueling-rise-in-grocery-costs

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