{"id":298004,"date":"2021-07-13T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-vegetarians-are-winning-the-inflation-battle\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T21:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T18:18:00","slug":"why-vegetarians-are-winning-the-inflation-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-vegetarians-are-winning-the-inflation-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"#: Why vegetarians are winning the inflation battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c1ebe7fa9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c1ebe7fa9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-vegetarians-are-winning-the-inflation-battle\/#In_June_Americans_paid_45_more_versus_May_for_beef_and_veal_and_31_more_for_pork_while_canned_and_frozen_vegetables_saw_price_cuts\" >In June, Americans paid 4.5% more versus May for beef and veal and 3.1% more for pork, while canned and frozen vegetables saw price cuts<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-vegetarians-are-winning-the-inflation-battle\/#Elisabeth_Buchwald\" >Elisabeth Buchwald<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#: Why vegetarians are winning the inflation battle<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_June_Americans_paid_45_more_versus_May_for_beef_and_veal_and_31_more_for_pork_while_canned_and_frozen_vegetables_saw_price_cuts\"><\/span>\n  In June, Americans paid 4.5% more versus May for beef and veal and 3.1% more for pork, while canned and frozen vegetables saw price cuts<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000334583\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000334583\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Now is a great time to become a vegetarian.<\/p>\n<p> That\u2019s because beef and pork-based foods are increasingly becoming more expensive. In June, Americans paid 4.5% more on the month for beef and veal and 3.1% more for pork, according to data from the Consumer Price Index published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Beef steaks, roasts, pork chops, ground beef and ham saw the largest price increases over the past month compared to May: 6%, 5%, 5%, 3.4% and 3.1%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, frozen vegetables and canned vegetables cost 1.2% and 0.7% less respectively last month compared to May, according to CPI data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meat space, the conversion of live animals into meat products is pretty labor dependent,\u201d said Glynn Tonsor, an agricultural economist at Kansas State University. <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span><br \/>\n        In June, people paid 4.5% more on the month for beef and veal and 3.1% more for pork.<br \/>\n        <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       \u201cEven before COVID, there were challenges having sufficient quality and quantity of labor,\u201d he said, adding that breakout infections at meatpacking plants further magnified this resulting in vast shortages of meat in supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p> Now the industry is struggling to hire more workers, while people in 24 states continue to receive an additional $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits, Tonsor told MarketWatch. <\/p>\n<p>The governors of the other 26 states which include Texas, Florida and Ohio prematurely cut off jobless Americans from collecting the extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits before it expires in early September. <\/p>\n<p>They claim the benefits were overly generous, and helped keep Americans from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lying to new jobs, especially given that there are currently a record 9.2 million openings in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, consumers are paying more for meat simply because \u201cthey want more protein,\u201d said Tonsor who publishes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agmanager.info\/livestock-meat\/meat-demand\/monthly-meat-demand-monitor-survey-data\/meat-demand-monitor-june-2021\" class=\"icon none\">monthly research<\/a> on consumers\u2019 expectations on what they\u2019ll pay for ribeye, ground beef, pork chops and bacon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>Some 129,000 agricultural workers are currently unemployed, according to the June unemployment report. Last June, some 87,000 people in the industry were unemployed. <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span><br \/>\n        \u2018The conversion of live animals into meat products is pretty labor dependent.\u2019<br \/>\n        <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <small><br \/>\n          <span class=\"inset-author article__inset__pullquote__author\">\u2014 Glynn Tonsor, an agricultural economist at Kansas State University<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       The BLS doesn\u2019t officially track job openings in meat production but Tonsor said he\u2019s heard numerous examples anecdotally of difficulty recruiting and retaining employees in the industry.<\/p>\n<p> The American Association of Meat Processors and the National Pork Producers Council did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to MarketWatch\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Besides labor shortages, corn, soybeans and grains used to feed livestock are also more expensive than they were last year, Tonsor said, \u201cthat gets passed on towards consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Tonsor expects prices for meat to come down either because feed costs also decline or employers hire more workers.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span><br \/>\n        In June, the cost of frozen vegetables and canned vegetables fell 1.2% and 0.7% on the month.<br \/>\n        <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       In the meantime, \u201cthere are reasons to be prudent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWatch your budget because lots of things are getting expensive, and we all have to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Americans paid 5.4% more for goods and services last month compared to June 2020. That amounts to the highest cost of living Americans have paid since 2008. <\/p>\n<p>More broadly, the overall rise in inflation is being driven in part by the global microchip shortage, analysts say, which is propping up the prices of new and used cars, as well as a shift in shopping habits as Americans take vacations, go to sporting events and eat out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 10.5% increase in the price of used cars accounted for more than a third of the overall price increase last month. Food consumed at home and in restaurants was 0.8% more expensive last month compared to May, and accounted for 12% of the overall increase in inflation.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Elisabeth Buchwald\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elisabeth_Buchwald\"><\/span>Elisabeth Buchwald<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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