High Steaks: With kosher meat prices soaring, should Jews eat less of it?
The prospect of summer grilling season might bring a tear to the eye of any patriotic Canadian, but it’s the eye-watering prices in the meat aisle that are stirring up the most emotion this year.
The cost of beef remains stratospheric—up nearly 63 per cent since 2021 and over 12 per cent over the past year alone, according to Statistics Canada. Even switching to less expensive meats, such as chicken thighs, offers little relief.
But for Jews who eat only kosher meat, those prices are almost enviable.
A major fire on July 28 at one of the largest kosher meat-processing plants in the United…
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