TOKYO -- Asia's growing appetite for beef is colliding with COVID-era supply glitches and food price inflation, driving up the cost of the meat and hitting consumers and restaurant owners across the region.
U.S. beef is sold in a supermarket in Tokyo. Rising prices for the meat have hit shoppers in Japan. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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Beef price surge piles pressure on restaurants and retailers
Asian demand comes up against global supply constraints
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