FORBES Ground Beef Is Already At An All-Time High. The Iran War Is About To Make It Much Worse.

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March 20, 2026

FORBES Ground Beef Is Already At An All-Time High. The Iran War Is About To Make It Much Worse.

The most-purchased protein in America was already under siege from the smallest cattle herd in 75 years. Now fuel prices, fertilizer costs, and corn feed economics are converging on the ground beef case in a way that could push the price past $7.50 a pound — and the worst of it hasn’t even started yet.

Read my Forbes column HERE