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Record Meat Prices Fuel Fresh Worries for Food Inflation
Welcome to the new Business of Food newsletter, covering how the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate, from farming to supply chains to consumer trends. This week, Ben Westcott and Hallie Gu look at why burgers are getting so expensive. Any tips or feedback? Email food czar Agnieszka de Sousa. And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this newsletter, please do so here.
Justin Boshammer runs 2,000 head of cattle on his 15,000-acre Australian ranch. The herd has nearly tripled in just five years — part of an upturn across the world's No. 2 beef exporter — but it's far from sating global demand.
