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Americans fire up barbecue grills for cheap burgers as beef price tumbles

Tue, Sep 06, 2016 - 5:50 AM

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With the US set for a year of record meat production, prices are in a downward spiral for beef (above), pork and chicken as suppliers compete for space on the dinner plate.
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WITH barbecue grills lighting up across the US this holiday, you might make that cheeseburger a double.

After savouring cheap burgers all summer, Americans are enjoying the lowest ground-beef prices for this time of year since 2011. The Labor Day holiday, celebrated on Sept...

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