Baton Rouge Business Report
Barbecue fans are having a rough summer. For months, meat prices across the country have been steadily creeping higher.
Depending on the cut of meat, some have doubled, or even tripled, from this time last year. And it’s not just meat. Restaurants also report that prices for produce are up, as are paper products and to-go containers.
“But over the last four months,” says Cou-yon’s Bar-B-Q owner Paul Mladenka, “we’ve seen an unbelievable rise in the price of brisket, ribs and wings.”