Pork Struggles to Gain Ground Even in Middle of Protein Craze
The News
While pork is currently inexpensive compared to beef, which has reached record high prices, and is considered a clean protein popular with consumers, it is not gaining market share as expected. This surprising trend occurs during a period of belt-tightening and heightened protein demand in the United States.
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Americans are in a 'protein obsession' phase, yet pork lags in popularity.
Pork is cheap compared with beef.
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Key findings
Pork is the type of clean protein consumers can’t seem to get enough of.
Opinion- Americans are in a 'protein obsession' phase, yet pork lags in popularity.
- Pork is cheaper than beef, which is at record high prices, so price alone doesn't drive demand.
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Loaded language removedIn a time of belt-tightening and America’s protein obsession, pork should be on a winning streak. It’s cheap compared with beef, which is climbing to record high prices, and it’s the type of clean protein consumers can’t seem to get enough of.
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Pork is the type of clean protein consumers can’t seem to get enough of.
OpinionPork is cheap compared with beef.
BloombergBeef prices are climbing to record high prices.
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