If you’ve stocked up at a grocery store for a barbecue lately, you’ve probably experienced sticker shock when it comes to the price of beef.
According to Statistics Canada, the price of fresh or frozen beef has gone up almost 13 percent since May of last year. In contrast, fresh or frozen pork and fresh or frozen chicken went up 3 per cent and 1.8 per cent, respectively.
For meat and cattle market analyst Kevin Grier, the ongoing growth defies expectations.
