Costs of production has risen pretty significantly, and then there's the increase in transportation costs, the the drastically increased cost of corn. All that, and some droughts, has lead to a nationwide shortage of beef, as herds nationwide are down significantly, so it's supply and demand. I hope it stays high, but there's a point where people are no longer willing to pay the high price.
The politicians say there's no inflation, wtf, who do they think they're fooling, fuel, food, and health insurance are all dramatically up.
I like being a food producer, it'll only keep going up, it has to.