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Beef prices surge as barbecue season approaches

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Prices for striploin steak are 34.2 per cent higher since January , while top sirloin is up 33.7 per cent .

Pork ribs and chicken breasts are each up 5.9 per cent during the same period.

Canadian inventory is also an issue since it has fallen to 3.38 million head, the lowest level since 1989 .

In February , Brazilian meatpacking company JBS agreed to pay US$ 83.5 to settle claims that it worked with other companies to artificially inflate prices.

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English

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