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Ground beef

United States · September 2026$14.97+7.4% in a year · $14.97 per kg
Canada · September 2026C$16.92+13.9% in a year · ≈ $12.12 US

Three years of ground beef

Cost of 1 kg, in US dollars.

$7.27$9.45$11.63$13.81$15.99202420252026
United StatesCanada (converted)

US: BLS average price series APU0000703112, converted to kg. Canada: Statistics Canada, "Ground beef, per kilogram", scaled to 1 kg. Package sizes and grades are similar but not identical between countries; see how we price.

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