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Agriculture Secretary Urges Beef Alternatives as Prices Rise

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC · How we work

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Brooke Rollins, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, urged Americans to consider alternatives to beef as ground-beef prices surged.
Ground beef averaged $7.16 per pound in August, up 0.6% from July and 7.9% year-over-year.
Rollins claimed other protein prices were “coming down,” but Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed they were not.
She was ridiculed on “The Benny Show,” a podcast hosted by conservative commentator Benny Johnson.

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Brooke Rollins, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, urged Americans to consider alternatives to beef as ground-beef prices surged.
Ground beef averaged $7.16 per pound in August, up 0.6% from July and 7.9% year-over-year.
Rollins claimed other protein prices were “coming down,” but Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed they were not.
She was ridiculed on “The Benny Show,” a podcast hosted by conservative commentator Benny Johnson.