Why Meat Costs More, According to Alaska’s Governor

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“There’s half as many cattle today as there were 20 years ago. And he explained to me, he said, ‘Yeah, that’s true, governor, but genetics have changed, so you get more meat, more choice cuts out of the modern cow.’ I said, ‘Then what’s the problem with the prices?’ He goes, ‘It’s inputs.’ And this was before the war with Iran,” says Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy. “And so he went on to explain the cost of fertilizer, the cost of feed, etc., those inputs have gone up. Well, now, with this war, I think, like we were talking in the green room, we probably have a few more weeks left before the risk factor is no longer what’s pricing commodities coming out of the Gulf, but it’s the actual supply.” Subscribe to our channel: goo.gl/WCYsH7 This work represents the views and opinions solely of the author. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Visit the CFR website: www.cfr.org/ Follow CFR on X: www.twitter.com/cfr_org Follow CFR on Facebook: www.facebook.com/councilonforeignrelations/