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Even in the face of surging grocery prices, retail beef and pork prices cause sticker shock

Memorial Day barbecues may be impacted by meat prices that far exceed the inflationary prices for other foods, new data shows

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May 29, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
A shopper surveys the overflowing meat selection in a grocery store on April 27, 2020, in Denver. With meat-processing plants nationwide closing due to the spread of the coronavirus, food analysts are forecasting shortages of beef, pork and poultry. (David Zalubowski/AP)
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As food prices continue to rise, beef and pork have surged out front.

Overall food prices rose 0.4 percent from March, and are up 1 percent from a year ago, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday. The price of pork soared 2.6 percent in the month of April and 4.8 percent from a year ago, adjusting for seasonality. And while beef and veal prices stayed fairly flat for the month, they are up 3.3 percent from a year ago.