With summer around the corner, Canadian consumers are being asked to fork out a small fortune for every slab of beef they throw on the grill. And while astonishingly high beef costs are nothing new for Canadian shoppers — with sticker prices for their favourite shanks, rounds, loins and chucks remaining all but unaffordable for well over a year — the trend shows no signs of easing. Instead, beef prices have reached new highs in recent months as U.S. President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has fuelled a new bout of inflation. In March 2026, the cost of cattle for slaughter in Alberta...