John Hinderaker of Power Line writes about meat consumption being up in the US, something he doesn’t find surprising but seems to think the legacy media do find it odd. He quotes the New York Times:
Meat has muscled its way back to the center of the plate. Sales of beef, pork, lamb, poultry and other meat in the United States hit a record $104.6 billion last year, according to a March report by FMI, the nation’s largest food retail trade group….On average, Americans ate nearly 7 percent more meat last year than before the pandemic, according to one report. And the number of consumers who said they were trying to eat less meat fell to 22 percent, the lowest level in at least five years.
Some of this sales increase may be attributable to higher prices for meat. Some, but not all.
I know I’ve eaten much more than my share of rib eye steak over the decades. During BBQ season we probably eat it up to 4-5 times a week. As we’ve gotten older the portions have gotten smaller but that is us being realistic about our activity level being much less than formerly.
