{"id":16956,"date":"2026-06-22T16:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16956"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:02:32","slug":"ground-beef-to-drive-up-fourth-of-july-grilling-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16956","title":{"rendered":"Ground beef to drive up Fourth of July grilling costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

As consumers prepare to fire up the grill for Independence Day celebrations, they should expect to pay more for at least one holiday cookout staple: ground beef.<\/p>

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Joe Fasula, co-owner of Gerrity\u2019s Supermarkets, which operates 10 supermarkets throughout Pennsylvania, noted that while the price of many grilling essentials will remain on par with the same time last year, 80% lean ground beef will cost customers $4.99 per pound \u2014 up $1 from $3.99.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe general narrative is people are probably going to pay about what they paid last year for most items for the Fourth of July,\u201d Fasula said. \u201cOur costs are up a little bit on several items, but it just doesn\u2019t make sense to move the advertised price. If we\u2019re paying 10 cents more for something, there really isn\u2019t a price point that makes sense. We\u2019re just kind of eating that and keeping the retail the same in pretty much all cases. The big exception, of course, is beef.\u201d<\/p>\n

The price of bone-in New York strip steaks will be the same as last year at $8.99 a pound at some Gerrity\u2019s stores, Fasula said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a big win for customers and we\u2019re not really eating too much on that either,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For those looking for a juicy watermelon ($3.99) or buttery sweet corn (20 cents per ear), the prices should be the same as last year, Fasula added.<\/p>\n

As for other grilling favorites, the price of hot dogs is the same as last year and salmon costs $1 more per pound \u2014 up to $8.99 from $7.99, Fasula said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPretty much all the holiday-themed grocery items are close to what they were last year,\u201d he said. \u201cThere might be some ups and some downs, but for the most part it\u2019s pretty much the same.\u201d<\/p>

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Fasula also stressed there are some noninflationary cost increases resulting from weather conditions, specifically on romaine lettuce.<\/p>

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\u201cThere have been some issues with weather on the West Coast that is affecting the lettuce crops, and romaine hearts are a little bit more expensive this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n